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)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings

1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings 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 Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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	1958 Far Western Conference football standings 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 Rankings from College Division poll
1958 Gulf States Conference football standings 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 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 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 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 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Eastern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1958 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Miami $ 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Kent State 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 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	1958 Mid-Ohio League football standings 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 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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	1958 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings 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 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 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 11 Middle Tennessee State + 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 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings 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     ? – ? – ? Washington & Jefferson 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion * Ineligible for conference title	1958 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings 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 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings 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 Rankings from College Division poll	1958 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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	1958 NCAA College Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Mississippi Southern   –       9 – 0 – 0 Rose Poly   –       8 – 0 – 0 Buffalo   –       8 – 1 – 0 Carnegie Tech   –       6 – 2 – 0 Northeastern   –       6 – 2 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona   –       7 – 3 – 0 La Verne   –       5 – 3 – 1 Tampa   –       6 – 4 – 0 Baldwin–Wallace   –       4 – 4 – 1 Abilene Christian   –       5 – 5 – 0 Chattanooga   –       5 – 5 – 0 Northern Michigan   –       5 – 5 – 0 Xavier   –       5 – 5 – 0 Washington University   –       4 – 4 – 0 UC Riverside   –       2 – 3 – 2 Hawaii   –       5 – 7 – 0 Wabash   –       3 – 6 – 0 Pepperdine   –       1 – 7 – 0

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

References

1. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_mississippi/1955-1959_yearly_results.php
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.