1948 Troy State Red Wave football team

1948 Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–5 (3–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPace Field

The 1948 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred McCollum, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and lost to Jacksonville State in the Paper Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Union (TN)*
W 15–6
September 25at Southwestern Louisiana*L 19–26
October 1at Marion
W 19–6
October 9Austin Peay*
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
L 7–18
October 14at Jacksonville StateL 13–25
October 23Livingston State
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 14–0
October 30St. Bernard
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 33–0
November 6at West Georgia*Carrollton, GAW 33–7
November 13Alabama B team*
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 6–0
November 27Florida State*
L 13–20
December 18vs. Jacksonville State*L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game