11 in the final AP Poll, defeated Missouri in the 1949 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 274 to 76.
[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Memorial Stadium hosted its first night game in the opener against Presbyterian College.
Guard Frank Gillespie and back Bobby Gage were selected as first-team players on the 1948 All-Southern Conference football team.
[4] Seven Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1948: tackle Phil Prince and Tom Salisbury; guard Frank Gillespie; center Gene Moore; and backs Bobby Gage, Ray Mathews, and Fred Cone.