1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team

1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football
MAA champion
Fish Bowl, L 19–20 at Hampton
Prairie View Bowl, W 6–0 at Prairie View A&M
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record9–1–1 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Wilberforce State $ 3 0 0 9 1 1
No. 6 Kentucky State 2 1 1 7 2 1
Tennessee A&I 2 2 0 5 3 1
Lincoln (MO) 1 2 1 2 3 2
Louisville Municipal 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Wilberforce State University—now known as Central State University– in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1948 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Gaston F. Lewis, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record, won the MAA championship, and was defeated by Hampton in the Fish Bowl, but defeated Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, and all outscored opponents by a total of 237 to 61.[2]

  1. ^ ""Southern Continues to Show Grid Supremacy"". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 11, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Central State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.