The team compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 7, lost to Clemson in the 1949 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 331 to 161.
Don Faurot was the head coach for the 11th of 19 seasons.
[3] Though unranked in the final AP Poll, Missouri was ranked at No.
17 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.
[4] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.