| 1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football | |
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| MAA champion | |
| Fish Bowl, L 19–20 at Hampton Prairie View Bowl, W 6–0 at Prairie View A&M | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–1–1 (3–0 MAA) |
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| No. 3 Wilberforce State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Kentucky State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee A&I | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (MO) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville Municipal | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Wilberforce State University—now known as Central State University– in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1948 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Gaston F. Lewis, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record, won the MAA championship, and was defeated by Hampton in the Fish Bowl, but defeated Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, and all outscored opponents by a total of 237 to 61.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | North Carolina A&T* |
| W 13–7 | ||||
| October 2 | Kentucky State |
| W 20–7 | 3,000 | |||
| October 8 | vs. Tuskegee* | W 39–8 | 5,000 | ||||
| October 16 | Grambling* |
| W 7–0 | 3,600 | |||
| October 23 | vs. Tennessee A&I |
| W 26–7 | 13,007 | |||
| October 30 | at Lincoln (MO) | Jefferson City, MO | W 13–0 | ||||
| November 6 | at Delaware State* | Dover, DE | W 41–0 | ||||
| November 13 | Philander Smith* |
| W 41–0 | ||||
| November 20 | at West Virginia State* | Institute, WV | T 12–12 | 4,000 | |||
| December 5 | at Hampton* | Norfolk, VA (Fish Bowl) | L 19–20 | 10,000 | |||
| January 1, 1949 | at Prairie View A&M* | W 6–0 | 8,358 | ||||
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References
- ""Southern Continues to Show Grid Supremacy"". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 11, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Wilberforce Nips North Carolina". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. September 26, 1948. p. 5C. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- "'Force's Fuse Explodes Again; Ky. Blasted by 20-7 Score". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 9, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wilberforce Defeats Tuskegee, 39 to 8; Carter Leads Victors". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1948. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wilberforce Slips Past Grambling, 7 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 23, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wilberforce Routs Tennessee State". Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. October 24, 1948. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wilberforce Power Humbles Tennessee State 26-7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 30, 1948. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Held to Tie". Mansfield News-Journal. November 21, 1948. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hampton Top Wilberforce To Win Fish Bowl Game". Sunday Call-Chronicle. December 5, 1948. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hampton Institute Surprises Wilberforce Green Wave, 20-19". Alabama Tribune. December 10, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wilberforce Nips Prairie View In Bowl Clash, 6-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. January 2, 1949. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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