1958 college football season

The 1958 college football season was the 90th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It concluded with two teams having claim to the major college national championship:

1958 college football season
Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins
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)
football seasons

Three small college teams also claimed national championships:

Army halfback Pete Dawkins won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football. Pacific fullback Dick Bass led all major college football players 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

Conference changes

Membership changes
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Washington and Lee GeneralsSouthernIndependent

Season chronology

September

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

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

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

Major college
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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No. 12 Clemson $ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Duke 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
North Carolina 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Wake Forest 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
NC State 2 –5 –02 –7 –1
Virginia 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1958 Big Seven Conference football standings
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No. 5 Oklahoma $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Missouri 4 –1 –15 –4 –1
Colorado 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Kansas 3 –2 –14 –5 –1
Kansas State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Nebraska 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Iowa State 0 –6 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
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No. 2 Iowa $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 –1 –26 –1 –2
No. 13 Purdue 3 –1 –26 –1 –2
Indiana 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Illinois 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Michigan 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
Minnesota 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Michigan State 0 –5 –13 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hardin–Simmons $ 4 –0 –06 –5 –0
Arizona State 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Arizona 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
New Mexico A&M 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Texas Western 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Cornell 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Penn 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Harvard 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Yale 0 –7 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 2 –1 –17 –2 –1
Tulsa 2 –2 –07 –3 –0
Houston 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Cincinnati 1 –1 –26 –2 –2
Wichita 1 –2 –14 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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No. 16 California $ 6 –1 –07 –4 –0
Washington State 6 –2 –07 –3 –0
USC 4 –2 –14 –5 –1
Oregon State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –4 –04 –6 –0
UCLA 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Stanford 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Washington 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Idaho 0 –3 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
New Mexico 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
BYU 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Colorado State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Utah 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Utah State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Denver 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Montana 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
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TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 4 Auburn 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
No. 11 Ole Miss 3 –2 –09 –2 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –1 –35 –2 –3
Tennessee 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 3 –4 –15 –4 –1
Kentucky 3 –4 –15 –4 –1
No. 14 Florida 2 –3 –16 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 4 –0 –04 –5 –1
VPI 3 –1 –05 –4 –1
George Washington 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
VMI 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Richmond 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
The Citadel 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Furman 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
William & Mary 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
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TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 –1 –08 –2 –1
No. 18 SMU 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Rice 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Texas 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
Arkansas 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&M 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Baylor 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
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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
1958 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethel (MN) $ 5 –0 –05 –3 –0
Wisconsin Tech 3 –1 –1 ? – ? – ?
Northland 2 –2 –1 ? – ? – ?
Northwestern (WI) 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Lakeland 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Milton 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Cal Poly 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Fresno State $ 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 3 –2 –04 –4 –1
San Diego State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Long Beach State 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Los Angeles State 0 –4 –14 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina A&T $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0
North Carolina College 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Morgan State 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Shaw 6 –3 –06 –3 –0
Bluefield State 4 –2 –05 –2 –1
St. Augustine's 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Maryland State 4 –3 –04 –3 –0
Howard 4 –2 –05 –2 –1
Johnson C. Smith 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Hampton 6 –3 –07 –3 –0
Delaware State 3 –4 –03 –5 –0
Virginia State 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Winston-Salem State 3 –5 –03 –5 –1
Elizabeth City State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Fayetteville State 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Lincoln (PA) 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Virginia Union 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 St. Benedict's $^ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Pittsburg State 3 –2 –04 –5 –1
Emporia State 2 –2 –15 –4 –1
Fort Hays State 2 –2 –14 –4 –1
Washburn 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Southwestern (KS) 0 –5 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wheaton (IL) $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Carroll (WI) 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
North Central (IL) 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Lake Forest 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Millikin 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Augustana (IL) 2 –6 –01 –7 –0
Elmhurst 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Washington + 4 –1 –06 –1 –1
Western Washington + 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
Puget Sound 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Eastern Washington 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Whitworth 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Pacific Lutheran 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –07 –2 –1
Cal Aggies 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –03 –3 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State–Flagstaff $^ 3 –0 –011 –1 –0
New Mexico Western 2 –1 –06 –2 –0
New Mexico Highlands 1 –2 –05 –2 –1
Panhandle A&M 0 –3 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1958 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern State + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Hoosier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hanover $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –0
Anderson (IN) 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Indiana Central 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Taylor 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Manchester (IN) 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Franklin (IN) 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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Butler $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Ball State 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Valparaiso 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Evansville 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
DePauw 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Indiana State 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Illinois $ 5 –1 –06 –1 –1
Southern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Central Michigan 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Eastern Michigan 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Northern Illinois 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Illinois State Normal 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wartburg $ 7 –0 –18 –0 –1
Luther 6 –1 –17 –1 –1
Iowa Wesleyan 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
Buena Vista 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Upper Iowa 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
Simpson 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Parsons 2 –6 –04 –6 –0
Central (IA) 0 –7 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Baker $ 7 –0 –08 –1 –0
McPherson 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Ottawa 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
College of Emporia 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Bethany (KS) 2 –4 –13 –4 –1
Bethel (KS) 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
Friends 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 East Texas State $ 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Lamar Tech 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Sam Houston State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Texas A&I 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Southwest Texas State 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Howard Payne 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Sul Ross 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Randolph–Macon $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –0
Hampden–Sydney 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Western Maryland 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Bridgewater 1 –3 –01 –6 –1
Johns Hopkins 0 –3 –05 –3 –0
Gallaudet 0 –2 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.
1958 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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Hope + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Hillsdale + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Albion + 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Alma 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Adrian 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Olivet 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Kalamazoo 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0
Kent State 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
No. 14 Bowling Green 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Ohio 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Western Michigan 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Toledo 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Marshall 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Mid-Ohio League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bluffton $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
Findlay 4 –1 –04 –4 –1
Defiance 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Ohio Northern 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Wilmington (OH) 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Ashland 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
No. 20 Rutgers x 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Lafayette 5 –1 –15 –3 –1
Gettysburg 3 –1 –17 –1 –1
Lehigh 2 –1 –23 –3 –3
Delaware 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Bucknell 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Temple 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
Muhlenberg * 1 –2 –04 –4 –0
College–Northern
Juniata x 6 –0 –07 –0 –1
Lycoming 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Lebanon Valley 3 –1 –14 –3 –1
Susquehanna 3 –2 –03 –4 –0
Moravian 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Wagner 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Dickinson 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Albright 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
Wilkes 1 –7 –01 –8 –0
Scranton * 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
College–Southern
Pennsylvania Military x 7 –1 –07 –2 –0
Johns Hopkins 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Haverford 4 –2 –04 –3 –0
Western Maryland 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Swarthmore 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Drexel 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Ursinus 0 –8 –00 –8 –0
West Chester * 1 –0 –09 –1 –0
Franklin & Marshall * 3 –1 –05 –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
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No. 5 Lincoln (MO) $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0
No. 8 Jackson State 2 –0 –06 –2 –1
No. 14 Tennessee A&I 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
Central State (OH) 1 –2 –05 –2 –0
Kentucky State 0 –3 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[15]
1958 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Coe $ 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Carleton 6 –1 –16 –1 –1
Ripon 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
St. Olaf 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Cornell (IA) 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Grinnell 2 –4 –22 –4 –2
Knox 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Monmouth (IL) 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Lawrence 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Gustavus Adolphus $^ 7 –0 –08 –1 –0
Concordia (MN) 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Saint John's (MN) 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Macalester 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Hamline 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Augsburg 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri Valley $ 3 –0 –08 –1 –0
William Jewell 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
Culver–Stockton 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Tarkio 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Central (MO) 0 –2 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SE Missouri State $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –1
Missouri–Rolla 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
NE Missouri State 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
SW Missouri State 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Central Missouri State 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
NW Missouri State 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Montana $ 5 –0 –05 –2 –0
Western Montana 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Rocky Mountain 3 –2 –03 –3 –0
Northern Montana 2 –3 –03 –3 –0
Carroll (MT) 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Montana Mines 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State + 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Chadron State + 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Peru State 6 –1 –07 –1 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Hastings 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Wayne State (NE) 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
Doane 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Concordia (NE) 1 –7 –02 –7 –0
Midland 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Dana 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Dakota $ 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
South Dakota 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Augustana (SD) 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Morningside 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
South Dakota State 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
North Dakota State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Iowa State Teachers 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Valley City State + 6 –1 –06 –1 –0
Dickinson State + 6 –1 –06 –1 –0
Jamestown 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Mayville State 4 –3 –04 –3 –0
Minot State 3 –3 –13 –3 –1
Wahpeton Science 2 –5 –02 –5 –0
Ellendale 1 –5 –11 –5 –1
Bismarck JC 0 –7 –00 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
Appalachian State 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
East Carolina 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Catawba 2 –3 –15 –3 –2
Elon 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Western Carolina 1 –4 –11 –8 –1
Guilford 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Northern State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mankato State $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Bemidji State 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Michigan Tech 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
Winona State 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Moorhead State 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
St. Cloud State 0 –3 –11 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Willamette $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
Linfield 3 –1 –17 –1 –1
Lewis & Clark 2 –2 –14 –4 –1
Whitman 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
College of Idaho 1 –3 –13 –6 –1
Pacific (OR) 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–16 Wittenberg $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Muskingum 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Akron 6 –2 –06 –2 –1
Wooster 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Capital 4 –3 –14 –3 –1
Heidelberg 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Marietta 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Kenyon 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Denison 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Otterbein 2 –4 –13 –4 –2
Mount Union 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Oberlin 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Hiram 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee Tech + 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
East Tennessee State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Eastern Kentucky 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Western Kentucky 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Murray State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Morehead State 0 –6 –00 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northeastern State $^ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
Central State (OK) 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
NW Oklahoma State 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Langston 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
SE Oklahoma State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
SW Oklahoma State 2 –4 –02 –6 –1
East Central 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1958 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon College $ 4 –0 –05 –4 –0
Southern Oregon 3 –1 –05 –5 –0
Portland State 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Eastern Oregon 1 –3 –01 –8 –0
Oregon Tech * 0 –4 –02 –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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
California (PA) $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –0
No. T–16 West Chester 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
Indiana (PA) 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Lock Haven 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Bloomsburg 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
Slippery Rock 2 –3 –12 –6 –1
Millersville 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Shippensburg 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Edinboro 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Clarion 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
East Stroudsburg 1 –3 –12 –5 –2
Kutztown 1 –2 –03 –3 –1
Mansfield 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Reserve $ 4 –0 –04 –3 –0
Allegheny 3 –1 –13 –4 –1
Wayne State (MI) 2 –1 –12 –4 –1
Thiel * 1 –1 –12 –4 –1
John Carroll 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Case Tech 2 –3 –12 –4 –1
Bethany (WV) 1 –3 –01 –6 –1
Washington & Jefferson 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Ineligible for conference title
1958 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado College + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Colorado Mines + 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Idaho State 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Colorado State–Greeley]] 3 –2 –05 –3 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Adams State]] 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Western State (CO)]] 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
[[{{{school}}}|Huron]] $ 7 –0 –19 –0 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Northern State]] 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern State]] 6 –1 –16 –2 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Yankton]] 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Sioux Falls]] 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
[[{{{school}}}|South Dakota Mines]] 1 –4 –31 –4 –3
[[{{{school}}}|General Beadle]] 2 –6 –02 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Dakota Wesleyan]] 1 –6 –11 –7 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Black Hills]] 0 –7 –10 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
[[{{{school}}}|Whittier]] $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Redlands]] 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Occidental]] 2 –2 –03 –5 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Pomona]] 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Caltech]] 0 –4 –02 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Florida A&M $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|South Carolina State]] 7 –1 –07 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Alabama State]] 6 –1 –06 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Tuskegee]] 5 –2 –16 –3 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Fort Valley State]] 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Xavier (LA)]] 3 –2 –13 –3 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Clark (GA)]] 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Benedict]] 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Morehouse]] 3 –3 –03 –4 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Morris Brown]] 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Alabama A&M]] 1 –7 –11 –7 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Knoxville]] 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Fisk]] 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Bethune–Cookman]] 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Allen]] 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Lane]] 3 –1 –04 –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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M $ 5 –0 –010 –0 –1
Southern 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Texas College 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Wiley 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Randolph–Macon $ 2 –0 –05 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Emory and Henry]] 1 –0 –07 –2 –0
Hampden–Sydney 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Bridgewater 0 –2 –03 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 West Penn Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
[[{{{school}}}|Westminster (PA)]] $ 3 –1 –06 –1 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Geneva]] 2 –1 –15 –3 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Saint Vincent]] 1 –1 –14 –2 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Carnegie Tech]] * 1 –1 –06 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Waynesburg]] 0 –3 –03 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
1958 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
[[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] $ 6 –0 –16 –0 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] 4 –0 –15 –2 –1
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] 4 –2 –05 –3 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia State]] 2 –1 –13 –4 –1
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] 2 –3 –12 –4 –2
[[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] 1 –2 –14 –4 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Concord]] 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] 2 –5 –02 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Salem]] 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Bluefield State * 1 –0 –15 –2 –1
Bethany (WV) * 0 –0 –11 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Conference standings based on power ratings
1958 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
[[{{{school}}}|River Falls State]] $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Stevens Point State]] 5 –0 –17 –0 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Oshkosh State]] 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Whitewater State]] 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|La Crosse State]] 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Eau Claire State]] 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Platteville State]] 1 –4 –11 –4 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Milwaukee]] 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Superior State]] 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Stout State]] 1 –5 –01 –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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Connecticut $ 4 –0 –07 –3 –0
Maine 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Rhode Island 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
UMass 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Vermont 0 –1 –02 –4 –1
New Hampshire 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern   –  9 –0 –0
Rochester   –  8 –0 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Rose Poly]]   –  8 –0 –0
Sewanee   –  8 –0 –0
No. 10 Buffalo   –  8 –1 –0
No. 6 Montana State   –  8 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|North Park]]   –  7 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Carthage]]   –  7 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Connecticut State]]   –  7 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Carnegie Tech]]   –  6 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Northeastern]]   –  6 –2 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –  7 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Trinity (TX)]]   –  6 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Hofstra]]   –  6 –4 –0
Tampa   –  6 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]]   –  5 –5 –0
No. 8 Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Baldwin–Wallace]]   –  4 –4 –1
Louisville   –  4 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Northern Michigan]]   –  5 –5 –0
Xavier   –  5 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|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
[[{{{school}}}|St. Norbert]]   –  3 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Wabash]]   –  3 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Howard (AL)]]   –  1 –5 –1
Pepperdine   –  1 –7 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington and Lee]]   –  1 –7 –0
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1958 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
[[{{{school}}}|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

Bowl games
Main article: 1958–59 NCAA football bowl games

Major bowls

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
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 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
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

Major college
Main article: 1958 major college football rankings

Final polls were released in the first week of December.

Small college
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
1Mississippi Southern9–036403
2Miami (OH)6–3215
3Arizona State–Flagstaff10–02209
4Northeastern State9–01205
5East Texas State9–1172
6Montana State8–1148
7Wheaton (IL)8–01107
8Chattanooga5–5105
9St. Benedict's10–092
10Buffalo8–191

NAIA rankings

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. Willamette, 8-1, 116 points
  4. St. Benedict's, 10-1, 112 points
  5. 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. Lenoir Rhyne, 9-1, 41 points
  11. Cal Poly, 9-1
  12. Tampa, 6-4
  13. Lamar Tech, 6-2
  14. [[{{{school}}}|Westminster (PA)]], 6-1-1
  15. California (PA), 8-0
  16. Chadron State, 8-0
  17. [[{{{school}}}|Louisiana College]], 7-2
  18. [[{{{school}}}|Stevens Point State]], 7-0-1
  19. Southern Illinois, 7-2
  20. Northwestern State, 5-2

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Award season

Heisman Trophy voting

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

PlayerSchoolPosition1st2nd3rdTotal
Pete DawkinsArmyHB2961951161,394
Randy DuncanIowaQB1941571251,021
Billy CannonLSUHB198140101975
Bob WhiteOhio StateFB408869365
Joe KappCaliforniaQB472732227
Bill AustinRutgersFB264137197
Bob HarrisonOklahomaOL263735187
Dick BassPacificHB14172096
Don MeredithSMUQB10122175
Nick PietrosanteNotre DameFB8141870

Source: [22][23]

All-Americans
Main article: 1958 College Football All-America Team
Main article: 1958 Little All-America college football team

For the year 1958, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name Position School Number Official Other
Billy CannonHalfbackLSU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Randy DuncanQuarterbackIowa6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Pete DawkinsHalfbackArmy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Buddy DialEndRice5/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WC
Ted BatesTackleOregon State5/6AFCA, AP, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Bob HarrisonCenterOklahoma5/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Bob WhiteFullbackOhio State4/6FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
John GuzikGuardPittsburgh4/6FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WC
Zeke SmithGuardAuburn3/6AP, FWAA, NEACP, Time, WC
George DeiderichGuardVanderbilt3/6AP, AFCA, FWAA--
Sam WilliamsEndMichigan State2/6AFCA, UPITime, WC
Brock StromTackleAir Force2/6AP, UPIWC

Other awards

Statistical leaders

Total offense

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]
1Dick BassPacific102181440128
2Randy DuncanIowa9207140692
3Buddy HumphreyBaylor10247139170
4Charlie MilsteadTexas A&M10279133272
5Joe KappCalifornia10239123160
6Bill HolsclawVirginia Tech10230122792
7Dick LongfellowWest Virginia10242120282
8Don MeredithSMU10190119296
9Dwight NicholsIowa State10277117218
10Jack CummingsNorth Carolina10154114872

[25]

Minor college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds
1Stan JacksonCal Poly Pomona103242478
2Gary CampbellWhittier92241659
3WebbSt. Ambrose82641592
4BradyBaldwin-Wallace92481534
5GideonTrinity92091520

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Passing

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
1Buddy HumphreyBaylor10112195.574131687
2Ralph HunsakerArizona10106191.5551129135
3Randy DuncanIowa9101172.5871347911
4Rich MayoAir Force1098174.5631019611
5Charlie MilsteadTexas A&M1088167.5271135115
6Dick LongfellowWest Virginia1079156.506943126
7Bob NicoletStanford1077146.52772453
8Dick NormanStanford1076133.57171773
9Arnold DempseyVirginia1074152.487697112
10Jack LeeCincinnati1071130.546951115

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Minor college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl.		 Yds. Int. TDs
1Stan JacksonCal Poly Pomona10123256.48019941416
2AlvaroCollege of Idaho10112225.4981485179
3NewhouseSt. Norbert9104211.49313101813
4WebbSt. Ambrose8100202.4951494710
5JohnsonNew Mexico A&M1097179.5421184119
6BradyBaldwin-Wallace989183.48614901516
9CampbellWhittier987139.6261237713

Rushing

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

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1Dick BassPacific1013612056.63
2Bob WhiteOhio State98592183.94
3Dwight NicholsIowa State108152203.70
4Pete HartHardin-Simmons107851634.81
5Bill AustinRutgers97471455.15
6Jake CrouthamelDartmouth97221235.86
7Weldon JacksonBYU106981016.91
8Billy CannonLSU106861155.96
9Larry HickmanBaylor106701514.43
10Johnny SaundersSouth Carolina106531285.10

[25]

Minor college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1Dale MillsNortheast Missouri State918613587.30
2Brad HustadLuther920613546.57
3Elbert DubenionBluffton915112908.54
4George DixonBridgeport915511067.14
5Ed MeadorArkansas Tech913510968.12
14FinderSt. Benedict's101009179.17

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Scoring

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

Major college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1Dick BassPacific1161880
2Bill AustinRutgers10616100
3Ron BurtonNorthwestern761240
4Billy CannonLSU741180
5Frank FinneyBrown7410140
6Pete DawkinsArmy741220
7Bob WhiteOhio State721200
8Leon BurtonArizona State701140
9Calvin BirdKentucky651050
10Bob SimmsRutgers649100

[25]

Minor college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1Carl HerakovichRose Poly16825180
2Corky BridgesCentral Washington14821220
3Bill ShockleyWest Chester13215420
4Dale MillsNortheast Missouri1222020
5Claire BoroffKearney State12114370

Total offense

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
1Iowa96493653405.9
2Pacific106573804380.4
3Arizona State106943795379.5
4Army96303380375.6
5Notre Dame107103697369.7
6Air Force107323605360.5
7Oklahoma107623517351.7
8Baylor107153356335.6
9Brown96223019335.4
10West Virginia107203319331.9

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Rushing offense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Pacific259.6
2Oklahoma257.4
3Arizona State253.9
4BYU249.7
5Colorado249.5

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Passing offense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Army172.2
2Iowa170.0
3San Jose State169.8
4Baylor168.7
5SMU165.2

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Total defense

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
1Auburn105211575157.5
2Purdue94851590176.7
3Army95611643182.6
4Harvard95121720191.1
5LSU106241934193.4
6Boston College105581942194.2
7Pittsburgh105691961196.1
8North Texas State105422017201.7
9Georgia Tech105522018201.8
10Tulsa105952030203.0

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Rushing defense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Auburn79.6
2Tulsa82.5
3Pittsburgh91.3
4Army93.0
5Syracuse94.3

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Passing defense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Iowa State39.0
2Brown44.8
3Georgia Tech57.1
4Harvard58.4
5Colorado59.0

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See also

References
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  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
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  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.
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  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. Official Collegiate Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1959. p. 65.
  26. Official Collegiate Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1959. p. 72.
  27. Official Collegiate Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1959. p. 69.
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