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MAA champion | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
Record | 9–1–1 (3–0 MAA) |
Head coach |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wilberforce State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Kentucky State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee A&I | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (MO) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville Municipal | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Wilberforce State University—now known as Central State University– in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1948 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Gaston F. Lewis, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record, won the MAA championship, and was defeated by Hampton in the Fish Bowl, but defeated Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, and all outscored opponents by a total of 237 to 61. [2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | North Carolina A&T* |
| W 13–7 | [3] | |||
October 2 | Kentucky State |
| W 20–7 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
October 8 | vs. Tuskegee* | W 39–8 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
October 16 |
Grambling*![]() |
| W 7–0 | 3,600 | [6] | ||
October 23 | vs. Tennessee A&I |
| W 26–7 | 13,007 | [7] [8] | ||
October 30 | at Lincoln (MO) | Jefferson City, MO | W 13–0 | ||||
November 6 | at Delaware State* | Dover, DE | W 41–0 | ||||
November 13 | Philander Smith* |
| W 41–0 | ||||
November 20 | at West Virginia State* | Institute, WV | T 12–12 | 4,000 | [9] | ||
December 5 | at Hampton* | Norfolk, VA (Fish Bowl) | L 19–20 | 10,000 | [10] [11] | ||
January 1, 1949 | at Prairie View A&M* | W 6–0 | 8,358 | [12] | |||
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1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football | |
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MAA champion | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
Record | 9–1–1 (3–0 MAA) |
Head coach |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wilberforce State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Kentucky State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee A&I | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (MO) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville Municipal | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Wilberforce State University—now known as Central State University– in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1948 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Gaston F. Lewis, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record, won the MAA championship, and was defeated by Hampton in the Fish Bowl, but defeated Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, and all outscored opponents by a total of 237 to 61. [2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | North Carolina A&T* |
| W 13–7 | [3] | |||
October 2 | Kentucky State |
| W 20–7 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
October 8 | vs. Tuskegee* | W 39–8 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
October 16 |
Grambling*![]() |
| W 7–0 | 3,600 | [6] | ||
October 23 | vs. Tennessee A&I |
| W 26–7 | 13,007 | [7] [8] | ||
October 30 | at Lincoln (MO) | Jefferson City, MO | W 13–0 | ||||
November 6 | at Delaware State* | Dover, DE | W 41–0 | ||||
November 13 | Philander Smith* |
| W 41–0 | ||||
November 20 | at West Virginia State* | Institute, WV | T 12–12 | 4,000 | [9] | ||
December 5 | at Hampton* | Norfolk, VA (Fish Bowl) | L 19–20 | 10,000 | [10] [11] | ||
January 1, 1949 | at Prairie View A&M* | W 6–0 | 8,358 | [12] | |||
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