| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Richmond Spiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 5–3–2 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Karl Esleeck |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Edward Ralston, Harry Bode |
| Stadium: | City Stadium |
The 1948 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Karl Esleeck, Richmond compiled a 5–3–2 record, with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, finishing in eighth place in the SoCon.[1]
Richmond was ranked at No. 117 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]