1948 Wichita Shockers football team

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.

Wichita was ranked at No. 101 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.