The 1948 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...

, as an independent during the

1948 college football season The 1948 college football season finished with two unbeaten and untied teams: Michigan and Clemson. Michigan was the first-place choice for the majority of the voters (192 of 333) in the AP Poll, but did not play in the postseason because of a no ...

. In their second season under head coach

Lyle Bennett Lyle Bennett (June 23, 1903 – March 24, 2005) was an American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University program from 1947 to 1949, compiling a record of 8–15–1. Bennett was also the hea ...

, the Chippewas compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 139 to 127. Art Teixera ranked first in the country with an average of 44.5 yards on 42 punts. Isham Williams passed for 576 yards.

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