| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 7–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Blair Cherry |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | Orange Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Orange Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 41–28 vs. Georgia |
The 1948 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Georgia in the Orange Bowl.[1]
After the season, Tom Landry signed with the New York Yanks of the All-America Football Conference.[2] Texas was ranked at No. 20 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]
See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings.