1958 Ivy League football season

The 1958 Ivy League football season was the third season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 27, 1958, and ended on November 27, 1958. Ivy League teams were 7–7 against non-conference opponents and Dartmouth won the conference championship.[1]

1958 Ivy League football season
LeagueNCAA University Division
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 27, 1958 –
November 27, 1958
Number of teams8
1959 NFL Draft
Top draft pickNone
Regular season
ChampionsDartmouth
Football seasons
← 1957
1959 →
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

Season overview edit

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Dartmouth[2] Bob Blackman NR NR 7–2 6–1 20.2 9.2
2 (tie) Cornell[3] George K. James NR NR 6–3 5–2 16.3 15.0
2 (tie) Princeton[4] Dick Colman NR NR 6–3 5–2 24.1 18.2
4 (tie) Brown[5] Alva Kelley NR NR 6–3 4–3 23.4 15.6
4 (tie) Penn[6] Steve Sebo NR NR 4–5 4–3 17.0 19.7
6 Harvard[7] John Yovicsin NR NR 4–5 3–4 16.6 11.0
7 Columbia[8] Aldo Donelli NR NR 1–8 1–6 3.9 32.3
8 Yale[9] Jordan Olivar NR NR 2–7 0–7 10.2 22.6

Schedule edit

Index to colors and formatting
Ivy League member won
Ivy League member lost
Ivy League teams in bold

Week 1 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
September 27 Lafayette Dartmouth Memorial FieldHanover, NH W 20–0
September 27 Colgate Cornell Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY W 13–0
September 27 Rutgers Princeton Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJ L 0–28
September 27 Brown Columbia Baker FieldNew York City, NY BROWN 22–0
September 27 Penn State Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 0–43
September 27 Buffalo Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA L 3–6
September 27 Connecticut Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT W 8–6

Week 2 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 4 Penn Dartmouth Memorial FieldHanover, NH DART 13–12
October 4 Harvard Cornell Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY COR 21–14
October 4 Columbia Princeton Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJ PRIN 43–8
October 4 Yale Brown Brown StadiumProvidence, RI BROWN 35–29

Week 3 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 11 Dartmouth Brown Brown StadiumProvidence, RI DART 20–0
October 11 Cornell Syracuse Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY L 0–55
October 11 Princeton Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA PRIN 20–14
October 11 Lehigh Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA W 20–0
October 11 Yale Columbia Baker FieldNew York City, NY COL 13–0

Week 4 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 18 Holy Cross Dartmouth Memorial FieldHanover, NH L 8–14
October 18 Cornell Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT COR 12–7
October 18 Colgate Princeton Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJ PRIN 40–13
October 18 Brown Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA PENN 21–20
October 18 Harvard Columbia Baker FieldNew York City, NY HAR 26–0

Week 5 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 25 Dartmouth Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA HAR 16–8
October 25 Princeton Cornell Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY COR 34–8
October 25 Rhode Island Brown Brown StadiumProvidence, RI W 47–6
October 25 #18 Navy Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 8–50
October 25 Buffalo Columbia Baker FieldNew York City, NY L 14–34
October 25 Colgate Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT W 14–7

Week 6 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 1 Dartmouth Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT DART 22–14
November 1 Cornell Columbia Baker FieldNew York City, NY COR 25–0
November 1 Brown Princeton Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJ PRIN 28–18
November 1 Penn Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA PENN 19–6

Week 7 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 8 Columbia Dartmouth Memorial FieldHanover, NH DART 38–0
November 8 Cornell Brown Brown StadiumProvidence, RI BROWN 12–8
November 8 Harvard Princeton Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJ PRIN 16–14
November 8 Penn Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT PENN 30–6

Week 8 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 15 Dartmouth Cornell Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY DART 32–15
November 15 Princeton Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT PRIN 50–14
November 15 Brown Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA BROWN 29–22
November 15 Columbia Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA PENN 42–0

Week 9 edit

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 22 Dartmouth Princeton Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJ DART 21–12
November 22 Yale Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA HAR 28–0
November 22 Rutgers Columbia Baker FieldNew York City, NY L 0–61
November 27 Cornell Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA COR 19–7
November 27 Colgate Brown Brown StadiumProvidence, RI W 28–6

References edit

  1. ^ "1958 Ivy Group Year Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "1958 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "1958 Cornell Big Red Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "1958 Princeton Tigers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "1958 Brown Bears Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "1958 Penn Quakers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "1958 Harvard Crimson Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "1958 Columbia Lions Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "1958 Yale Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.