| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Wichita Shockers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 5–4–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Trimble |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Veterans Field |
| Bowl: | Camellia Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 12–49 vs. Hardin–Simmons |
The 1948 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the Camellia Bowl, and was outscored by a total of 234 to 196.[1]
Wichita was ranked at No. 101 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.