The 1948 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1948, the AP selected first, second, and third teams. Back Eddie LeBaron of Pacific and guard James Nelson of Missouri Valley were chosen for the first team for the second consecutive year.[1]
| Position | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Lynn Chewning | Style = | Hampden–Sydney | |
| V. T. Smith | Style = | Abilene Christian | ||
| Eddie LeBaron | Style = | Pacific | ||
| Jack Slascheider | Style = | St. Thomas (MN) | ||
| E | John Caskey | Style = | Appalachian State | |
| Frank LoVuolo | Style = | St. Bonaventure | ||
| T | Ralph Hutchinson | Style = | Chattanooga | |
| Jack Geary | Style = | Wesleyan (CT) | ||
| G | James Nelson | Style = | Missouri Valley | |
| Robert Osgood | Style = | Central Washington | ||
| C | William Wehr | Style = | Denison |
| Position | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Lawrence Orr | Style = | Adams State | |
| Alva Baker | Style = | Missouri Valley | ||
| Fred Wendt | Style = | Texas Mines | ||
| Dan Towler | Style = | Washington & Jefferson | ||
| E | Richard Brown | Style = | Puget Sound | |
| William Klein | Style = | Hanover | ||
| T | Raymond Evans | Style = | Texas Mines | |
| Manuel Bass | Style = | Caltech | ||
| G | Art Oley | Style = | Randolph–Macon | |
| James Clary | Style = | Wofford | ||
| C | Jason Loving | Style = | Iowa State Teachers |
| Position | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Lee Spear | Style = | Catawba | |
| Herman Bryson | Style = | Appalachian State | ||
| Edward Rupp | Style = | Denison | ||
| Roland Malcolm | Style = | Gustavus Adolphus | ||
| E | Andy Robustelli | Style = | Arnold | |
| Douglas Loveday | Style = | Wofford | ||
| T | Thomas Donan | Style = | Bloomsburg State | |
| William Oaks | Style = | Augustana (IL) | ||
| G | Johnson Waldrum | Style = | Sul Ross | |
| Rudolph Smith | Style = | Louisiana Tech | ||
| C | Robert Basich | Style = | St. Martin's |