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1958 college football season

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The 1958 college football season concluded with five teams having claim to a national championship:

1958 college football season
Preseason AP No. 1Ohio State Buckeyes[1]
Regular seasonSeptember 13 – November 29, 1958
Number of bowls8
Bowl gamesDecember 13, 1958 – January 1, 1959
Champion(s)LSU (AP, Coaches)
Iowa (FWAA)
HeismanPete Dawkins, (halfback, Army)
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Army halfback Pete Dawkins won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football. Pacific fullback Dick Bass was the leader in major college football with 1,448 yards of total offense, 1,361 rushing yards, and 116 points scored.

On January 13, 1958, the eleven-man NCAA Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to allow teams to choose between kicking an extra point after a touchdown, or running or passing from the three-yard line for a two-point conversion.[4][5] University of Michigan athletic director Fritz Crisler said at the meeting in Fort Lauderdale, "It's a progressive step which will make football more interesting for the spectators," adding that the rule "will add drama to what has been the dullest, most stupid play in the game."[6][7]

Conference and program changes edit

Conference changes edit

Membership changes edit

School 1957 Conference 1958 Conference
Washington and Lee Generals Southern Independent

Season chronology edit

September edit

In the preseason poll released on September 15, 1958, the Buckeyes of Ohio State University were the first place choice for 46 of 99 writers casting votes, followed by Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Michigan State and 1957's champion, Auburn.[8] As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.

Most teams did not begin play until September 27. On September 13, Kentucky beat Hawaii 51–0 in a game in Louisville, and attempted the 2-point conversion, but without success.[9] One of the first successful 2-point conversions in an NCAA game happened when Iowa State Teachers College hosted Bradley University at Cedar Falls, Iowa on September 13. Max Huffman carried the ball over twice on conversion attempts to give the Panthers of Iowa Teachers a 29–12 win over the Braves.[10] On September 20, No. 6 Mississippi and No. 8 Texas Christian were among the winners, beating Memphis State (17–0) and Kansas (42–0) respectively, but the Top Five schools had not yet started play. The poll for the five 0–0 teams was No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2. Oklahoma, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 Notre Dame.

September 27 No. 1 Ohio State narrowly beat No. 20 SMU at home, 23–20, and fell to third in the next poll. No. 2 Oklahoma, on the other hand, rolled over visiting No. 13 West Virginia 47–14, and rose to first place. No. 3 Auburn beat Tennessee in Birmingham, 13–0, and No. 4 Michigan State beat California 32–12. No. 5 Notre Dame beat Indiana 18–0, but fell to 7th, while No. 8 Army, which beat South Carolina 45–8, took the place of the Irish. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 Army.

October edit

October 4 No. 1 Oklahoma got past visiting Oregon, 6–0, and dropped to second. No. 2 Auburn, which beat UT-Chattanooga 30–8 at home, moved up to the top spot. No. 3 Ohio State beat Washington at home, 12–7. No. 4 Michigan State played No. 16 Michigan to a 12–12 tie, and fell to 9th. No. 5 Army beat Penn State 26–0. No. 7 Notre Dame, which beat No. 17 SMU in Dallas, 14–6, returned to the Top Five. The next poll: No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Ohio State.

October 11 No. 1 Auburn won at Kentucky, 8–0. No. 2 Oklahoma sustained a 15–14 loss at Dallas in their annual meeting with the No. 16 Texas Longhorns. In South Bend, Indiana, the visiting No. 3 Army Cadets beat No. 4 Notre Dame, 14–2, and were voted No. 1 in the next poll. No. 5 Ohio State won at Illinois, 19–13. No. 6 Wisconsin, which beat Purdue 31–6, and No. 9 Michigan State, which beat No. 10 Pittsburgh 22–8, rose in the polls, to put three Big Ten schools in the top five. The next poll: No. 1 Army, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Wisconsin, and No. 5 Michigan State.

On October 18 at West Point, New York, No. 1 Army beat Virginia 35–6. No. 2 Auburn tied with Georgia Tech 7–7 in Atlanta and fell in the polls. No. 3 Ohio State beat Indiana 49–8. No. 4 Wisconsin lost to No. 13 Iowa at home, 20–9, and No. 5 Michigan State began a five-game losing streak with a 14–6 defeat at Purdue. The Spartans would finish the season with a 3–5–1 record after starting 2–0–1. No. 7 Texas (24–6 over Arkansas) and No. 9 LSU (32–7 over Kentucky) rose in the polls. The next poll: No. 1 Army, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Auburn.

October 25 For the top-ranked teams, a tie was only slightly better than a loss. No. 1 Army played to a 14–14 tie against the Panthers at Pittsburgh, and No. 2 Ohio State tied with Wisconsin at home 7–7. No. 3 LSU beat Florida 10–7, and the win was enough to propel the Tigers to first place. No. 4 Texas lost to the Rice Owls in Houston, 34–7. No. 5 Auburn beat Maryland at home, 20–7. No. 7 Iowa, which beat Northwestern 26–20, rose to 2nd in the next poll: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 5 Ohio State.

November edit

November 1 No. 1 LSU beat No. 6 Ole Miss 14–0. No. 2 Iowa won at Michigan, 37–14. No. 3 Army crushed Colgate, 68–6. No. 4 Auburn won 6–5 at Florida. In Columbus, No. 5 Ohio State was upset by visiting No. 11 Northwestern, 21–0. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Northwestern, and No. 5 Auburn.

November 8 No. 1 LSU beat Duke 50–18. No. 2 Iowa won at Minnesota 28–6. No. 3 Army beat the No. 13 Rice Owls in Houston, 14–7. No. 4 Northwestern lost at Madison to No. 7 Wisconsin, 17–13. No. 5 Auburn beat Mississippi State 33–14 at home. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 5 Wisconsin.

November 15 No. 1 LSU beat Mississippi State at Jackson 7–6. No. 2 Iowa lost at home to No. 16 Ohio State 38–28. No. 3 Army beat Villanova 26–0. No. 4 Auburn met the Georgia Bulldogs halfway in Columbus, Georgia, and won 21–6. No. 5 Wisconsin won 31–12 at Illinois. No. 6 Oklahoma, which beat Missouri 39–0, rose to 4th. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 Wisconsin.

November 22 In New Orleans, the No. 1 LSU Tigers crushed Tulane 62–0, scoring 56 points in the second half, to close their season 10–0–0. They would face the Clemson Tigers in the Sugar Bowl. Behind them were the No. 2 Auburn Tigers, who beat Wake Forest at home 21–7. No. 3 Army was idle as it prepared for the annual Army-Navy game. No. 4 Oklahoma crushed Nebraska 40–7. No. 5 Wisconsin beat Minnesota to close its season at 7–1–1. No. 6 Iowa, which beat No. 15 Notre Dame 31–21, returned to the Top Five: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Iowa, and No. 5 Army.

On November 29 No. 2 Auburn defeated Alabama 14–8 in Birmingham to finish its season at 9–0–1, but they were on probation for recruiting violations and ineligible for a bowl game.[11] No. 3 Oklahoma won at Oklahoma State 7–0. The Sooners (who had not lost a conference game since 1946) won the Big 7 title and headed to the Orange Bowl. In Philadelphia, No. 5 Army beat Navy, 22–6, to finish its season 8–0–1.

The final AP Poll was released on December 1, and the No. 1 LSU Tigers, at 10–0–0, won the AP Trophy with 130 of the first place votes. The other 73 votes were spread among 12 schools, including No. 2 Iowa (17), No. 3 Army (13), No. 4 Auburn (9), No. 5 Oklahoma (10), No. 6 Air Force (2), No. 7 Wisconsin (13), No. 8 Ohio State (3), and No. 9 Syracuse (1). LSU finished the 1958 season as the only undefeated and untied team in college football. Army, Air Force, and Auburn were also undefeated but they each had one game that ended in a tie. [12] The United States Air Force Academy football team, nicknamed the Falcons, had a 9–0–1 record in only their second year of playing college football, and accepted a bid to face No. 10 Texas Christian in the Cotton Bowl. Oklahoma was the only team to beat a top 10 team in all of the bowl games when they defeated number 9 Syracuse in the Orange Bowl. [13]

Conference standings edit

Major college edit

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
NC State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1958 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Missouri 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Colorado 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kansas 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Nebraska 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Purdue 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Indiana 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Michigan State 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arizona 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas Western 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Yale 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Houston 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati 1 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Wichita 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 California $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Denver 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Auburn 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 11 Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 1 – 3 5 – 2 – 3
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 14 Florida 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
VPI 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
George Washington 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Richmond 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 18 SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Rice 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Baylor 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Air Force   –   9 – 0 – 2
No. 20 Rutgers   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Small college edit

1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Cal Poly 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Fresno State $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
San Diego State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Los Angeles State 0 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina A&T $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Carolina College 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Morgan State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Shaw 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bluefield State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
St. Augustine's 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Maryland State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Howard 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Johnson C. Smith 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Hampton 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Virginia State 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Winston-Salem State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Elizabeth City State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Fayetteville State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Lincoln (PA) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Virginia Union 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 St. Benedict's $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Emporia State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wheaton (IL) $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Carroll (WI) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Central (IL) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Millikin 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Augustana (IL) 2 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Elmhurst 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cal Aggies 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hanover $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Anderson (IN) 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Indiana Central 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Taylor 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Manchester (IN) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Franklin (IN) 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Ball State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Evansville 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
DePauw 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Southern Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Illinois State Normal 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wartburg $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Luther 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Iowa Wesleyan 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Buena Vista 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dubuque 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Upper Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Simpson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Parsons 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Central (IA) 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 East Texas State $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Lamar Tech 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&I 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwest Texas State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Howard Payne 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Randolph–Macon $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hampden–Sydney 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Bridgewater 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Johns Hopkins 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Gallaudet 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.
1958 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hope + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Hillsdale + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Albion + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Alma 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Adrian 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Olivet 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Kalamazoo 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Toledo 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Marshall 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bluffton $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Findlay 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Defiance 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Ohio Northern 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Ashland 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
No. 20 Rutgers x 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Lafayette 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Gettysburg 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Lehigh 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
Delaware 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
College–Northern
Juniata x 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1
Lycoming 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Lebanon Valley 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Susquehanna 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Moravian 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wagner 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Albright 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Wilkes 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Scranton * 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
College–Southern
Pennsylvania Military x 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Johns Hopkins 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Haverford 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Swarthmore 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Drexel 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Ursinus 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
West Chester * 1 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Jackson State 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 14 Tennessee A&I 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Central State (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[15]
1958 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coe $ 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Carleton 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Ripon 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
St. Olaf 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Cornell (IA) 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Grinnell 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Knox 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Monmouth (IL) 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Lawrence 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Gustavus Adolphus $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Concordia (MN) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Saint John's (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Macalester 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Hamline 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Augsburg 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SE Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Missouri–Rolla 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NE Missouri State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
SW Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Central Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
NW Missouri State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Augustana (SD) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Morningside 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
South Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Iowa State Teachers 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Northern State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mankato State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Bemidji State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Michigan Tech 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Winona State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Moorhead State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
St. Cloud State 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–16 Wittenberg $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Muskingum 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Akron 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Wooster 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Capital 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Heidelberg 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Marietta 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kenyon 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Denison 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Otterbein 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Mount Union 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oberlin 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Hiram 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee Tech + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
East Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Murray State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California (PA) $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. T–16 West Chester 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA) 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lock Haven 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Bloomsburg 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Slippery Rock 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Millersville 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Shippensburg 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Edinboro 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clarion 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
East Stroudsburg 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Kutztown 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
Mansfield 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Cheyney 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve $ 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Allegheny 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wayne State (MI) 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Thiel * 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
John Carroll 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Case Tech 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Bethany (WV) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Washington & Jefferson 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Ineligible for conference title
1958 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado College + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Colorado Mines + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Adams State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whittier $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Redlands 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Occidental 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Caltech 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Florida A&M $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Alabama State 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Tuskegee 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Fort Valley State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Xavier (LA) 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Clark (GA) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Benedict 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehouse 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Morris Brown 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Alabama A&M 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Knoxville 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Fisk 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Allen 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lane 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were by Dickinson System; Allen was ineligible and Lane did not play a sufficient number of conference game to be rated.
1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Southern 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas College 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wiley 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Randolph–Macon $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Emory and Henry 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Hampden–Sydney 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 West Penn Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Geneva 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Saint Vincent 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech * 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
1958 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
River Falls State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Stevens Point State 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Oshkosh State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Whitewater State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
La Crosse State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Eau Claire State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Platteville State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 1
Milwaukee 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Superior State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Stout State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Stevens Point State beat River Falls State on September 18, but the game was not counted in the conference standings.
1958 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Connecticut $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maine 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
UMass 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Vermont 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
New Hampshire 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern   –   9 – 0 – 0
Rochester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Rose Poly   –   8 – 0 – 0
Sewanee   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Montana State   –   8 – 1 – 0
North Park   –   7 – 1 – 0
Carthage   –   7 – 2 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 3 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   6 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
No. 8 Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 1
Louisville   –   4 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Washington University   –   4 – 4 – 0
Arkansas State   –   4 – 5 – 0
No. 18 Memphis State   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   2 – 3 – 2
Hawaii   –   5 – 7 – 0
St. Norbert   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 5 – 1
Pepperdine   –   1 – 7 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

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1958 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bethel (MN) $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin Tech 3 – 1 – 1 ? – ? – ?
Northland 2 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ?
Northwestern (WI) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lakeland 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Milton 0 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 St. Benedict's $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Emporia State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wheaton (IL) $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Carroll (WI) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Central (IL) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Millikin 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Augustana (IL) 2 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Elmhurst 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Washington + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Western Washington + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Puget Sound 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Washington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Whitworth 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Pacific Lutheran 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State–Flagstaff $^ 3 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
New Mexico Western 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
New Mexico Highlands 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Panhandle A&M 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1959 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1958 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Ball State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Evansville 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
DePauw 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wartburg $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Luther 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Iowa Wesleyan 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Buena Vista 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dubuque 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Upper Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Simpson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Parsons 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Central (IA) 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baker $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
McPherson 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Ottawa 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Kansas Wesleyan]] 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|College of Emporia]] 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Bethany (KS)]] 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Bethel (KS)]] 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Friends]] 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 East Texas State $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Lamar Tech 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&I 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwest Texas State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Howard Payne 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hope + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Hillsdale + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Albion + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Alma 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Adrian 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Olivet 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Kalamazoo 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bluffton $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Findlay 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Defiance 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Ohio Northern 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Ashland 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coe $ 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Carleton 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Ripon 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
St. Olaf 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Cornell (IA) 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Grinnell 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Knox 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Monmouth (IL) 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Lawrence 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Gustavus Adolphus $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Concordia (MN) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Saint John's (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Macalester 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Hamline 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Augsburg 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Missouri Valley]] $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|William Jewell]] 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Culver–Stockton]] 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Tarkio]] 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Central (MO)]] 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern Montana]] $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Western Montana]] 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Rocky Mountain]] 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Northern Montana]] 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Carroll (MT)]] 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Montana Mines]] 0 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kearney State + 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Chadron State]] + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Peru State]] 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Nebraska Wesleyan]] 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Hastings]] 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Wayne State (NE)]] 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Doane]] 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Concordia (NE)]] 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Midland]] 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Dana]] 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Valley City State]] + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Dickinson State]] + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Jamestown]] 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Mayville State]] 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Minot State]] 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Wahpeton Science]] 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Ellendale]] 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Bismarck JC]] 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Lenoir Rhyne]] $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
East Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Catawba]] 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
[[{{{school}}}|Elon]] 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Guilford]] 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Northern State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mankato State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Bemidji State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Michigan Tech 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Winona State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Moorhead State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
St. Cloud State 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Willamette]] $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Linfield]] 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Lewis & Clark]] 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Whitman]] 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|College of Idaho]] 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Pacific (OR)]] 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northeastern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Central State (OK)]] 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|NW Oklahoma State]] 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Langston]] 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|SE Oklahoma State]] 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|SW Oklahoma State]] 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|East Central]] 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1958 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon College]] $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Oregon]] 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Portland State]] 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern Oregon]] 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon Tech]] * 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Oregon Tech forfeited wins over Eastern Oregon, Oregon College, and Portland State due to ineligible players.
1958 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California (PA) $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. T–16 West Chester 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA) 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lock Haven 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Bloomsburg 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Slippery Rock 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Millersville 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Shippensburg 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Edinboro 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clarion 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
East Stroudsburg 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Kutztown 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
Mansfield 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Cheyney 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado College + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Colorado Mines + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Adams State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Huron]] $ 7 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Northern State]] 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern State]] 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Yankton]] 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Sioux Falls]] 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|South Dakota Mines]] 1 – 4 – 3 1 – 4 – 3
[[{{{school}}}|General Beadle]] 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Dakota Wesleyan]] 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Black Hills]] 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whittier $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Redlands 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Occidental 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Caltech 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Southern 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas College 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wiley 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 West Penn Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Geneva 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Saint Vincent 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech * 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
1958 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] $ 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia State]] 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
[[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Concord]] 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Salem]] 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Bluefield State * 1 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Bethany (WV) * 0 – 0 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Conference standings based on power ratings
1958 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
River Falls State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Stevens Point State 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Oshkosh State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Whitewater State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
La Crosse State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Eau Claire State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Platteville State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 1
Milwaukee 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Superior State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Stout State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Stevens Point State beat River Falls State on September 18, but the game was not counted in the conference standings.
1958 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Connecticut State   –   7 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Georgetown (KY)]]   –   6 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Austin]]   –   6 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|La Verne]]   –   5 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|McMurry]]   –   6 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Carson–Newman]]   –   4 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma Panhandle State]]   –   4 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern New Mexico]]   –   3 – 6 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Earlham]]   –   0 – 7 – 0

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Major bowls edit

Thursday, January 1, 1959

Bowl
Orange No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners 21 No. 9 Syracuse Orangemen 6
Sugar No. 1 LSU Tigers 7 No. 12 Clemson Tigers 0
Cotton No. 10 TCU Horned Frogs (tie) 0 No. 6 Air Force Falcons (tie) 0
Rose No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes 38 No. 16 California Golden Bears 12

Other bowls edit

Bowl Location Date Winner Score Loser
Sun El Paso, TX December 31 Wyoming 14–6 Hardin–Simmons
Gator Jacksonville, FL December 27 No. 11 Ole Miss   7–3 No. 14 Florida
Tangerine Orlando, FL December 27 East Texas State 26–7 [[{{{school}}}|Missouri Valley]]
Bluegrass Louisville, KY December 13 Oklahoma State 15–6 Florida State

Notably, the Tangerine Bowl initially extended a bid to Buffalo. However, when the bowl organizers told the school that its two black players would not be allowed to play, the team unanimously voted to turn down the bid.[16] The Bulls did not appear in a bowl game until a half century later, in 2008.

NAIA post-season edit

Semifinals
December 8, 1958 		Championship
December 20, 1958
Holiday Bowl[17]
      
St. Benedict's 14
Northeastern State 19
Northeastern State 19
Arizona State–Flagstaff 13
Gustavus Adolphus 12
Arizona State–Flagstaff 41

Rankings edit

Major college edit

Main article: 1958 NCAA University Division football rankings

Small college edit

Main article: 1958 small college football rankings

In 1958, United Press International (UPI) conducted a "small college" coaches' poll for the first time. Mississippi Southern, which had beaten NC State and VPI en route to a 9–0 record,[18] was ranked first from start to finish.[19]

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on December 4[20]

Rank School Record No. 1
votes 		Total
points
1 Mississippi Southern 9–0 36 403
2 Miami (OH) 6–3 215
3 Arizona State–Flagstaff 10–0 2 209
4 Northeastern State 9–0 1 205
5 East Texas State 9–1 172
6 Montana State 8–1 148
7 Wheaton (IL) 8–0 1 107
8 Chattanooga 5–5 105
9 St. Benedict's 10–0 92
10 Buffalo 8–1 91

NAIA rankings edit

The top teams in the NAIA football rankings were as follows:

  1. Northeastern State, 11-0, 180 points
  2. Arizona State–Flagstaff, 11-1, 162 points
  3. [[{{{school}}}|Willamette]], 8-1, 116 points
  4. St. Benedict's, 10-1, 112 points
  5. [[{{{school}}}|Missouri Valley]], 8-1, 104 points
  6. Gustavus Adolphus, 8-1, 100 points
  7. East Texas State, 7-1, 98 points
  8. Kearney, 9-0, 85 points
  9. Middle Tennessee, 8-2, 42 points
  10. [[{{{school}}}|Lenoir Rhyne]], 9-1, 41 points
  11. Cal Poly, 9-1
  12. Tampa, 6-4
  13. Lamar Tech, 6-2
  14. Westminster (PA), 6-1-1
  15. California (PA), 8-0
  16. [[{{{school}}}|Chadron State]], 8-0
  17. [[{{{school}}}|Louisiana College]], 7-2
  18. Stevens Point State, 7-0-1
  19. Southern Illinois, 7-2
  20. Northwestern State, 5-2

[21]

Heisman Trophy voting edit

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Pete Dawkins Army HB 296 195 116 1,394
Randy Duncan Iowa QB 194 157 125 1,021
Billy Cannon LSU HB 198 140 101 975
Bob White Ohio State FB 40 88 69 365
Joe Kapp California QB 47 27 32 227
Bill Austin Rutgers FB 26 41 37 197
Bob Harrison Oklahoma OL 26 37 35 187
Dick Bass Pacific HB 14 17 20 96
Don Meredith SMU QB 10 12 21 75
Nick Pietrosante Notre Dame FB 8 14 18 70

Source: [22][23]

Statistical leaders edit

Individual edit

Total offense edit

The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds PtR[24]
1 Dick Bass Pacific 10 218 1440 128
2 Randy Duncan Iowa 9 207 1406 92
3 Buddy Humphrey Baylor 10 247 1391 70
4 Charlie Milstead Texas A&M 10 279 1332 72
5 Joe Kapp California 10 239 1231 60
6 Bill Holsclaw Virginia Tech 10 230 1227 92
7 Dick Longfellow West Virginia 10 242 1202 82
8 Don Meredith SMU 10 190 1192 96
9 Dwight Nichols Iowa State 10 277 1172 18
10 Jack Cummings North Carolina 10 154 1148 72

[25]

Minor college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds
1 Jackson Cal Poly Pomona 10 324 2478
2 Campbell Whittier 9 224 1659
3 Webb St. Ambrose 8 264 1592
4 Brady Baldwin-Wallace 9 248 1534
5 Gideon Trinity 9 209 1520

[26]

Passing edit

The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl. 		Yds. Int. TDs
1 Buddy Humphrey Baylor 10 112 195 .574 1316 8 7
2 Ralph Hunsaker Arizona 10 106 191 .555 1129 13 5
3 Randy Duncan Iowa 9 101 172 .587 1347 9 11
4 Rich Mayo Air Force 10 98 174 .563 1019 6 11
5 Charlie Milstead Texas A&M 10 88 167 .527 1135 11 5
6 Dick Longfellow West Virginia 10 79 156 .506 943 12 6
7 Bob Nicolet Stanford 10 77 146 .527 724 5 3
8 Dick Norman Stanford 10 76 133 .571 717 7 3
9 Arnold Dempsey Virginia 10 74 152 .487 697 11 2
10 Jack Lee Cincinnati 10 71 130 .546 951 11 5

[25]

Minor college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl. 		Yds. Int. TDs
1 Jackson Cal Poly Pomona 10 123 256 .480 1994 14 16
2 Alvaro College of Idaho 10 112 225 .498 1485 17 9
3 Newhouse St. Norbert 9 104 211 .493 1310 18 13
4 Webb St. Ambrose 8 100 202 .495 1494 7 10
5 Johnson New Mexico A&M 10 97 179 .542 1184 11 9
6 Brady Baldwin-Wallace 9 89 183 .486 1490 15 16
9 Campbell Whittier 9 87 139 .626 1237 7 13

Rushing edit

The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1958 season:
Major college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Dick Bass Pacific 10 1361 205 6.63
2 Bob White Ohio State 9 859 218 3.94
3 Dwight Nichols Iowa State 10 815 220 3.70
4 Pete Hart Hardin-Simmons 10 785 163 4.81
5 Bill Austin Rutgers 9 747 145 5.15
6 Jake Crouthamel Dartmouth 9 722 123 5.86
7 Weldon Jackson BYU 10 698 101 6.91
8 Billy Cannon LSU 10 686 115 5.96
9 Larry Hickman Baylor 10 670 151 4.43
10 Johnny Saunders South Carolina 10 653 128 5.10

[25]

Minor college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Mills Northeast Missouri State 9 186 1358 7.30
2 Hustad Luther 9 206 1354 6.57
3 Dubenion Bluffton 9 151 1290 8.54
4 Dixon Bridgeport 9 155 1106 7.14
5 Meador Arkansas Tech 9 135 1096 8.12
14 Finder St. Benedict's 10 100 917 9.17

[26]

Scoring edit

The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Dick Bass Pacific 116 18 8 0
2 Bill Austin Rutgers 106 16 10 0
3 Ron Burton Northwestern 76 12 4 0
4 Billy Cannon LSU 74 11 8 0
5 Frank Finney Brown 74 10 14 0
6 Pete Dawkins Army 74 12 2 0
7 Bob White Ohio State 72 12 0 0
8 Leon Burton Arizona State 70 11 4 0
9 Calvin Bird Kentucky 65 10 5 0
10 Bob Simms Rutgers 64 9 10 0

[25]

Minor college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Herakovich Rose Poly 168 25 18 0
2 Bridges Central Washington 148 21 22 0
3 Shockley West Chester 132 15 42 0
4 Mills Northeast Missouri 122 20 2 0
5 Boroff Kearney State 121 14 37 0

Team edit

Total offense edit

The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played 		Total
plays 		Yards
gained 		Yards
per game
1 Iowa 9 649 3653 405.9
2 Pacific 10 657 3804 380.4
3 Arizona State 10 694 3795 379.5
4 Army 9 630 3380 375.6
5 Notre Dame 10 710 3697 369.7
6 Air Force 10 732 3605 360.5
7 Oklahoma 10 762 3517 351.7
8 Baylor 10 715 3356 335.6
9 Brown 9 622 3019 335.4
10 West Virginia 10 720 3319 331.9

[27]

Rushing offense edit

The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Pacific 259.6
2 Oklahoma 257.4
3 Arizona State 253.9
4 BYU 249.7
5 Colorado 249.5

[27]

Passing offense edit

The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Army 172.2
2 Iowa 170.0
3 San Jose State 169.8
4 Baylor 168.7
5 SMU 165.2

[27]

Total defense edit

The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played 		Total
plays 		Yards
gained 		Yards
per game
1 Auburn 10 521 1575 157.5
2 Purdue 9 485 1590 176.7
3 Army 9 561 1643 182.6
4 Harvard 9 512 1720 191.1
5 LSU 10 624 1934 193.4
6 Boston College 10 558 1942 194.2
7 Pittsburgh 10 569 1961 196.1
8 North Texas State 10 542 2017 201.7
9 Georgia Tech 10 552 2018 201.8
10 Tulsa 10 595 2030 203.0

[27]

Rushing defense edit

The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Auburn 79.6
2 Tulsa 82.5
3 Pittsburgh 91.3
4 Army 93.0
5 Syracuse 94.3

[27]

Passing defense edit

The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1958 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Iowa State 39.0
2 Brown 44.8
3 Georgia Tech 57.1
4 Harvard 58.4
5 Colorado 59.0

[27]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "October 27, 1958 Football Polls | College Poll Archive".
  3. ^ Houlgate, Deke (1954). The Football Thesaurus: 85 Years on the American Gridiron. Los Angeles, California: Houlgate House. In the Huddle with Deke Houlgate: College Football from 1869 through 1953; Annual Supplements for 1954–1958
  4. ^ "NCAA announces new point-after scoring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 13, 1958. p. 2B.
  5. ^ "Colleges get PAT bonus for run or pass". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). INS. January 13, 1958. p. B3.
  6. ^ Down, Fred (January 13, 1958). "New two-point rule to kill kick attempts". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. p. 2.
  7. ^ "Pass or Run Conversion Worth Two Points Now," San Antonio Express, January 13, 1958, p9-A
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Kentucky Rips Hawaii 51–0," The Lima News, September 14, 1958, p37.
  10. ^ "Damron Directs T Teachers to 29–12 Win Before 6,800," Waterloo Sunday Courier, September 14, 1958, p37
  11. ^ "AUBURN ON PROBATION; Southeastern Conference Bars College from Bowl Games". The New York Times. May 23, 1958.
  12. ^ "1958 Final Football Polls | College Poll Archive".
  13. ^ "Orange Bowl - Syracuse vs Oklahoma Box Score, January 1, 1959".
  14. ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  15. ^ "Prairie View '58 Nat'l Champs". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 20, 1958. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "OTL: All or Nothing".
  17. ^ "1958 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  18. ^ "Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  19. ^ "Southern Small College Champ; Axers Third," Yuma Daily Sun, Dec. 4, 1958, p9
  20. ^ UPI (December 4, 1958). "Miss. Southern Tops Final Poll Of Grid Powers". Brownwood Bulletin. Brownwood, Texas. Retrieved February 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Kearney, Chadron Listed: Antelopes 8th, Eagles 16th". The Lincoln Star. November 12, 1958. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Dawkins completes double; named to Heisman award". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. December 3, 1958. p. 2C.
  23. ^ "Pete Dawkins". Heisman Trophy. 1958. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  24. ^ Points-for-which-responsible is player's total of points scored and points passes for
  25. ^ a b c d Official Collegiate Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1959. p. 65.
  26. ^ a b Official Collegiate Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1959. p. 72.
  27. ^ a b c d e f Official Collegiate Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1959. p. 69.
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