1948 Ball State Cardinals football team

1948 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	John Magnabosco (13th season)

1948 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan Tech			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	1
Bowling Green			–					8	–	0	–	1
Washington University			–					9	–	1	–	0
John Carroll			–					7	–	1	–	2
Ball State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	2	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	2
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso			–					4	–	5	–	0
Toledo			–					5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 6–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at Saint Joseph's (IN)	Rensselaer, IN	L 0–33
October 2	at Eastern Illinois	Charleston, IL	L 0–12
October 9	Huntington	Muncie, IN	W 53–0
October 16	Anderson (IN)	Muncie, IN	W 14–7
October 23	Michigan State Normal	Muncie, IN	W 23–14
October 30	at Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	W 20–0
November 6	Manchester	Muncie, IN	W 35–0
November 13	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 10–7