1958_Army_Cadets_football_team

1958 Army Cadets football
1958 Army Cadets football
Eastern champion
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	8–0–1
Head coach	Earl Blaik (18th season);
Captain	Pete Dawkins
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

The 1958 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the team finished with an undefeated 8–0–1 season. The Cadets' offense scored 264 points, while the defense allowed 49 points. At season's end, the team was third in the national rankings.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		No. 18 South Carolina	No. 8	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 45–8	20,000	^[1]
October 4		Penn State	No. 5	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–0	27,250
October 11		at No. 4 Notre Dame	No. 3	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 14–2	60,564
October 18		Virginia	No. 1	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 35–6	27,250	^[2]
October 25		at Pittsburgh	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	NBC	T 14–14
November 1		Colgate	No. 3	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 68–6	24,750	^[3]
November 8		at Rice	No. 3	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 14–7
November 15		Villanova	No. 3	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–0
November 29	1:15 p.m.	vs. Navy	No. 5	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	W 22–6	102,000	^[4]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	6	0	8	0	14
Notre Dame	0	2	0	0	2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	7	0	15	22
Navy	6	0	0	0	6

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Novagratz	Guard	24	288	Baltimore Colts

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v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
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