1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the fifth time in six seasons.

1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Lewis (9th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
VPI	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Richmond		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 66–22	20,000	^[1]
September 27	at No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 14–47	55,432
October 4	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 12–13
October 11	Boston University*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 30–36
October 18	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 8–15
October 25	vs. VPI		City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)	W 21–20	22,000
November 1	George Washington		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 35–12	13,000	^[2]
November 8	Penn State*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	T 14–14	26,000
November 15	at William & Mary		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 56–6
November 22	No. 10 Syracuse*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 12–15	25,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "West Virginia wallops Richmond by 66 to 22". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "WVU pads SC win streak". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1958 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".