| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 5–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Art Guepe |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Joe McCary[1] |
| Stadium: | Scott Stadium |
The 1948 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1948 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–3–1.
Virginia was ranked at No. 72 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]