In its second season under head coach Ivy Williamson, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 277 to 171.
Lafayette declined an invitation to the 1949 Sun Bowl, as African-American running back David Showell would not have been allowed to play in the game.
[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
80 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.
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