| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Volunteer State Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | VSAC |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Conf Record: | 2–2 |
| Head Coach: | Charles M. Murphy |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | A. Varallo, William “Big Bill” Nisbett |
| Stadium: | Horace Jones Field |
The 1948 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the VSAC. The team's captains were A. Varallo and B. Nesbitt.[1]