| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1948 |
| President: | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach: | Alec Albiston |
| Captain: | Alec Albiston |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 5–14 (11th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Kevin Curran |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Albert Prior (47) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,000 (Round 9 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (Round 19 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,110 |
| Prevseason: | 1947 |
| Nextseason: | 1949 |
The 1948 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 24th season in the Victorian Football League and 47th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | 11.10 (76) | 17.15 (117) | Lost by 41 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm) | 11.16 (82) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 23 points | Windy Hill (A) | 16,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | 12.12 (84) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 39 points | Western Oval (A) | 13,000 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | 14.21 (105) | 11.15 (81) | Won by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | 15.19 (109) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 62 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 8,500 | 1–4 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) | 17.10 (112) | 12.3 (75) | Won by 37 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,500 | 2–4 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | 9.11 (65) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 17,000 | 2–5 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 5 June (2:15 pm) | 7.12 (54) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 18 points | Junction Oval (A) | 7,000 | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) | 8.8 (56) | 12.17 (99) | Lost by 43 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 3–6 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | 18.12 (120) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 41 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 12,157 | 3–7 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | 9.7 (61) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–8 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | 17.10 (112) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 43 points | Princes Park (A) | 9,000 | 3–9 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 17 July (2:15 pm) | 9.12 (66) | 18.14 (122) | Lost by 56 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 3–10 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | 11.7 (73) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 5 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) | 11.18 (84) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 27 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 9,000 | 3–12 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | 6.7 (43) | 4.16 (40) | Won by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,500 | 4–12 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | 11.14 (80) | 11.15 (81) | Won by 1 point | Kardinia Park (A) | 10,000 | 5–12 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | 17.11 (113) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 53 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 16,000 | 5–13 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 4 September (2:15 pm) | 7.12 (54) | 9.13 (67) | Lost by 13 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 5–14 | ||
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