1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

The 1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team represented Murray State College—now known as Murray State University—as a member of the newly-formed Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred Faurot, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 record with a 3–1 mark against conference opponents, sharing the OVC title with, and outscored their opponents by a total of 290 to 87. Murray State was invited to the 1949 Tangerine Bowl, where they tied undefeated Sul Ross.

Murray State was ranked at No. 107 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.