1958 NCAA College Division football season

The 1958 NCAA College Division football season was the third season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

1958 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	Mississippi Southern (UPI) Prairie View A&M (black)
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Conference standings

1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e 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 College Division poll	1958 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 poll
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings v t e 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 College Division poll	1958 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings v t e 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 Poll	1958 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 College Division poll
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Mississippi Southern   –   9 – 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 Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0 Howard (AL)   –   1 – 5 – 1 Pepperdine   –   1 – 7 – 0 Rankings from College Division poll

Rankings

Main article: 1958 NCAA College Division football rankings

Small college poll

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,^[1] was ranked first from start to finish.^[2]

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on December 4^[3]

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

See also

• 1958 NCAA University Division football season
• 1958 NAIA football season

References

1. . Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. "Southern Small College Champ; Axers Third," Yuma Daily Sun, Dec. 4, 1958, p9
3. UPI (December 4, 1958). "Miss. Southern Tops Final Poll Of Grid Powers". Brownwood Bulletin. Brownwood, Texas. Retrieved February 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.