| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Drake Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Albert Kawal |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Drake Stadium |
| Champion: | Salad Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Salad Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 14–13 vs. Arizona |
The 1948 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 7–3 record (1–1 against MVC opponents), finished third in the conference, defeated Arizona in the 1949 Salad Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 199 to 105.[1]
Drake was ranked at No. 93 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.