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
League	NCAA University Division
Sport	Football
Duration	September 27, 1958 – November 27, 1958
Number of teams	8
1959 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	None
Regular season
Champions	Dartmouth
Football seasons
← 1957 1959 →

1958 Ivy League football standings

v t e	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

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

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

Week 1

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
September 27	Lafayette	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	W 20–0
September 27	Colgate	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 13–0
September 27	Rutgers	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	L 0–28
September 27	Brown	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	BROWN 22–0
September 27	Penn State	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–43
September 27	Buffalo	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	L 3–6
September 27	Connecticut	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	W 8–6

Week 2

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 4	Penn	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	DART 13–12
October 4	Harvard	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	COR 21–14
October 4	Columbia	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	PRIN 43–8
October 4	Yale	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	BROWN 35–29

Week 3

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 11	Dartmouth	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	DART 20–0
October 11	Cornell	Syracuse	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 0–55
October 11	Princeton	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	PRIN 20–14
October 11	Lehigh	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	W 20–0
October 11	Yale	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	COL 13–0

Week 4

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

Week 5

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 25	Dartmouth	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	HAR 16–8
October 25	Princeton	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	COR 34–8
October 25	Rhode Island	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	W 47–6
October 25	#18 Navy	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 8–50
October 25	Buffalo	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	L 14–34
October 25	Colgate	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	W 14–7

Week 6

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 1	Dartmouth	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	DART 22–14
November 1	Cornell	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	COR 25–0
November 1	Brown	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	PRIN 28–18
November 1	Penn	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	PENN 19–6

Week 7

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 8	Columbia	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	DART 38–0
November 8	Cornell	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	BROWN 12–8
November 8	Harvard	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	PRIN 16–14
November 8	Penn	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	PENN 30–6

Week 8

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 15	Dartmouth	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	DART 32–15
November 15	Princeton	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	PRIN 50–14
November 15	Brown	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	BROWN 29–22
November 15	Columbia	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	PENN 42–0

Week 9

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 22	Dartmouth	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	DART 21–12
November 22	Yale	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	HAR 28–0
November 22	Rutgers	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	L 0–61
November 27	Cornell	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	COR 19–7
November 27	Colgate	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	W 28–6

References

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.