1948 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1948 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1948 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at the new Johnson Hagood Stadium.

The Citadel was ranked at No. 206 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.