1948 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1948 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
1948 record	1–9 (0–6 Big 7)
Head coach	Ralph Graham (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1948 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Oklahoma	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Missouri	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kansas	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Colorado	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1948 college football season. Ralph Graham served his first year as the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–9 record with a 0–6 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Seven Conference. The Wildcats scored 78 points and gave up 323 points.

The victory against Arkansas State ended an NCAA-record 28-game losing streak.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
9/25/1948*	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois	L 0–40	19,593
10/2/1948	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 0–20	14,777
10/9/1948*	Arkansas State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 27–6
10/16/1948	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	L 0–42
10/23/1948	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	L 7–51	19,518
10/30/1948†	Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 7–49	15,000
11/6/1948	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 0–32	36,000
11/13/1948	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	L 14–20	18,000
11/20/1948*	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 6–42
11/25/1948*	at Saint Louis	Sportsman's Park • St. Louis, Missouri	L 7–21	8,237
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. All times are in Central Time.