1958 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1958 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season.

1958 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
1958 record	1–7
Head coach	John Scolinos (4th season)
Home stadium	El Camino Stadium

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

Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1958. The team was led by fourth-year head coach John Scolinos and played home games at El Camino Stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California. They finished the season with a record of one win and seven losses (1–7).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium [note 2] Reno, NV	L 7–12
September 27	at San Diego State[note 3]	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–6[1]	8,200
October 3	Los Angeles State[note 4]	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)	L 6–22
October 11	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	L 19–36	4,500
October 18	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium[note 5] Redlands, CA	L 6–12
October 25	Cal Poly Pomona[note 6]	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	L 22–35
November 1	at Long Beach State[note 7]	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 26–22	4,887
November 15	San Diego	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	L 13–45

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
3. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
5. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
6. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
7. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.

References

1. Howard Hagen (September 28, 1958). "Aztecs Top Waves, 6-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
2. "1958 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
3. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
4. "1959 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
5. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.