1958 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONLSU11–0 overall
HEISMANPete DawkinsArmy · HB
#1 PICKRandy DuncanIowa · Green Bay Packers, 1959 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1959Sugar BowlLSU 7, Clemson 0
Jan 1, 1959Orange BowlOklahoma 21, Syracuse 6
Jan 1, 1959Rose BowlIowa 38, California 12
Jan 1, 1959Cotton BowlAir Force 0, TCU 0

1958 STANDINGS

11 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Clemson finished atop the 1958 ACC standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Clemson5–18–3LSU 7–0 CLEM
South Carolina5–27–3–
North Carolina4–36–4–
Duke3–25–5–
Maryland3–34–6–
Wake Forest2–43–7–
NC State2–52–7–1–
Virginia1–51–9–

BIG 8

Oklahoma finished atop the 1958 Big 8 standings at 6–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma6–010–1OU 21–6 SYR
Colorado4–26–4–
Missouri4–1–15–4–1–
Kansas3–2–14–5–1–
Kansas State2–43–7–
Nebraska1–53–7–
Iowa State0–64–6–

BIG TEN

Iowa finished atop the 1958 Big Ten standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Iowa5–18–1–1IOWA 38–12 CAL
Wisconsin5–1–16–1–1–
Ohio State4–1–26–1–2–
Illinois4–34–5–
Purdue3–1–26–1–2–
Indiana3–2–15–3–1–
Northwestern3–45–4–
Michigan1–5–12–6–1–
Minnesota1–61–8–
Michigan State0–5–13–5–1–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Arizona State finished atop the 1958 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–1 in conference play (5–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Arizona State4–15–2
Arizona2–13–7
New Mexico State1–33–5
UTEP1–42–6

MAC

Bowling Green and Ohio finished atop the 1958 MAC standings at 1–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Bowling Green0–01–0
Ohio0–01–0
Miami (OH)0–01–2

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Delaware finished atop the 1958 Middle Atlantic standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Delaware0–00–1

PACIFIC COAST

California finished atop the 1958 Pacific Coast standings at 6–1 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
California6–17–3IOWA 38–12 CAL
Washington State6–26–3–
Oregon State5–36–4–
Oregon4–44–6–
USC4–2–14–5–1–
UCLA2–4–13–6–1–
Stanford2–52–8–
Washington1–63–7–

SEC

LSU finished atop the 1958 SEC standings at 6–0 in conference play (11–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
LSU6–011–0LSU 7–0 CLEM
Auburn6–0–19–0–1–
Ole Miss4–28–2MISS 7–3 FLA
Tennessee4–34–6–
Alabama3–4–15–4–1–
Kentucky3–4–14–4–1–
Florida2–4–16–4–1MISS 7–3 FLA
Vanderbilt2–1–35–2–3–
Georgia Tech2–3–15–4–1–
Georgia2–44–6–
Tulane1–53–7–
Mississippi State1–63–6–

SKYLINE

Wyoming finished atop the 1958 Skyline standings at 6–1 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming6–17–3WYO 14–6 TBD
New Mexico5–16–3–
BYU5–25–3–
Colorado State4–35–4–
Utah3–33–7–
Utah State2–53–6–

SOUTHERN

West Virginia finished atop the 1958 Southern standings at 4–0 in conference play (3–4–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
West Virginia4–03–4–1
Virginia Tech3–15–4–1

SOUTHWEST

TCU finished atop the 1958 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (7–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU5–17–2–1AF 0–0 TCU
SMU4–26–4–
Rice4–25–5–
Texas3–37–3–
Texas A&M2–44–6–
Arkansas2–44–6–
Baylor1–53–7–

INDEPENDENTS

Army finished atop the 1958 independents at 8–0–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Army8–0–1–
Rutgers8–0–
Air Force7–0–2AF 0–0 TCU
North Texas7–1–1–
Syracuse7–2OU 21–6 SYR
Florida State6–4OKST 15–6 FSU
Notre Dame6–4–
Oklahoma State6–3OKST 15–6 FSU
Tulsa6–3–
Pittsburgh5–4–1–
Houston4–4–
Navy4–3–
Penn State4–3–1–
Southern Miss3–0–
Cincinnati3–2–1–
San José State3–4–
Texas Tech3–7–
Buffalo2–0–
Miami2–8–
Boston College2–3–
Hawai'i1–3–
Louisville0–2–
Fresno State0–2–
UConn0–1–
Memphis0–4–
Arkansas State0–2–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

3 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Dec 31, 1958Postseason gameWyoming 14, TBD 6
Dec 27, 1958Postseason gameOle Miss 7, Florida 3
Dec 13, 1958Postseason gameOklahoma State 15, Florida State 6