1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = Michigan State Normal Hurons

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 3–5

| head_coach = Elton Rynearson

| hc_year = 26th

| captain = Claire E. Ebersole

| stadium = Briggs Field

}}

{{1948 Midwestern college football independents records}}

The 1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1948 college football season. In their 26th and final season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by their opponents, 114 to 66. Claire E. Ebersole was the team captain.{{cite web|title=2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide|publisher=Eastern Michigan University Football|accessdate=June 30, 2016|pages=162, 170|url=http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2015/2015EMUFBGuide_072215small.pdf}}

Rynearson retired as head football coach after the 1948 season after 26 years in that position. He remained the school's athletic director.{{cite news|title=Harry Ockerman Named Huron Grid Mentor|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=August 27, 1949|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5734782/harry_ockerman_named_huron_grid_mentor/}} In his 26 years as head football coach, Rynearson compiled a record of 114–58–15 (.648), and his teams outscored their opponents, 2,574 to 1,415.2015 Media Guide, p. 171.