| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 5–3–2 |
| Conf Record: | 1–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bear Bryant |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | George Blanda |
| Stadium: | McLean Stadium |
The 1948 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bear Bryant, the Wildcats complied an overall record of 5–3–2, with a conference record of 1–3–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]
Kentucky was ranked at No. 30 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]