1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 Wilberforce State Green Wave football Midwest Athletic Association MAA 9–1–1 3–0 Gaston F. Lewis 13th MAA champion Fish Bowl, L 19–20 at 1948 Hampton Pirates HamptonPrairie View Bowl, W 6–0 at Prairie View A&M 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 1948 Hampton Pirates 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.Central State Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse December 4, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/central_state/yearly_results.php?year=1947 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906203002/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/central_state/yearly_results.php?year=1947 2015-09-06 Schedule y y September 25 North Carolina A&T<ncg> Wilberforce Stadium Wilberforce, OH W 13-7 Wilberforce Nips North Carolina https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80936831/the-akron-beacon-journal/ Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio Associated Press September 26, 1948 5C July 6, 2021 Newspapers.com October 2 1948 Kentucky State Thorobreds Kentucky State Wilberforce Stadium Wilberforce, OH W 20-7 3,000 'Force's Fuse Explodes Again; Ky. Blasted by 20-7 Score The Pittsburgh Courier October 9, 1948 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40094466/forces_fuse_explodes_again_ky/ Newspapers.com October 8 vs 1948 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee<ncg> Comiskey Park Chicago, IL W 39-8 5,000 Wilberforce Defeats Tuskegee, 39 to 8; Carter Leads Victors Chicago Tribune October 11, 1948 IV-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40094908/wilberforce_defeats_tuskegee_39_to_8/ Newspapers.com October 16 Grambling<ncg><hc> Wilberforce Stadium Wilberforce, OH W 7-0 3,600 Wilberforce Slips Past Grambling, 7 to 0 The Pittsburgh Courier October 23, 1948 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40095178/wilberforce_slips_past_grambling_7_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 23 vs Tennessee A&I Griffith Stadium Washington, DC (National Classic) W 26-7 13,007 Wilberforce Routs Tennessee State Sunday Star Washington, D.C. October 24, 1948 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114479866/wilberforce-routs-tennessee-state/ Newspapers.comWilberforce Power Humbles Tennessee State 26-7 The Pittsburgh Courier October 30, 1948 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40095456/wilberforce_power_humbles_tennessee/ Newspapers.com October 30 at 1948 Lincoln Lions Lincoln (MO) Jefferson City, MO W 13-0 November 6 at Delaware State<ncg> Dover, DE W 41-0 November 13 1948 Philander Smith Panthers Philander Smith* Wilberforce Stadium Wilberforce, OH W 41-0 November 20 at 1948 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets West Virginia State<ncg> Institute, WV T 12-12 4,000 Held to Tie Mansfield News-Journal November 21, 1948 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40097621/held_to_tie/ Newspapers.com December 5 vs 1948 Hampton Pirates Hampton<ncg> Norfolk, VA (Fish Bowl) L 19-20 10,000 Hampton Top Wilberforce To Win Fish Bowl Game Sunday Call-Chronicle December 5, 1948 48 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40096729/hampton_top_wilberforce_to_win_fish/ Newspapers.comHampton Institute Surprises Wilberforce Green Wave, 20-19 Alabama Tribune December 10, 1948 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40098213/hampton_institute_surprises_wilberforce/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1949 vs Prairie View A&M<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl) W 6-0 8,358 Wilberforce Nips Prairie View In Bowl Clash, 6-0 Asheville Citizen-Times January 2, 1949 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40096436/wilberforce_nips_prairie_view_in_bowl/ Newspapers.com References Wilberforce State Category:Central State Marauders football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Midwest Athletic Association football champion seasons Wilberforce State Green Wave football