| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
| Conference: | Border Conference |
| Short Conf: | Border |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Captain: | Harry Varner, Art Converse |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–14 vs. Drake |
The 1948 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against Border opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the conference, lost to in the 1949 Salad Bowl, and were outscored by their opponents, 246 to 167. The team captains were Harry Varner and Art Converse.[1] [2]
Arizona was ranked at No. 114 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]
The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.