1948 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1948 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the IIAC.

Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 243 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.