1958 Army Cadets football team

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.

1958 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
1958 record8–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Army      8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force      9 0 2
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

The Cadets' offense scored 264 points, while the defense allowed 49 points. At season's end, the team was third in the national rankings.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 27No. 18 South CarolinaNo. 8W 45–8
October 4Penn StateNo. 5
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–0
October 11at No. 4 Notre DameNo. 3W 14–2
October 18VirginiaNo. 1
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 35–6
October 25at PittsburghNo. 1T 14–14
November 1ColgateNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 68–6
November 8at RiceNo. 3W 14–7
November 15VillanovaNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–0
November 29vs. NavyNo. 5W 22–6
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Army–Navy Game

  • The annual Army-Navy Game between the Black Knights of Army and the Midshipmen of the Naval Academy at Annapolis (Navy) is among the most storied rivalries in all of college sports. On November 29 in Philadelphia, Army beat Navy by a score of 22–6.[1]

Personnel

1958 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Joe Caldwell Jr
HB Pete Dawkins Sr
G Bob Novogratz
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Notre Dame

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

    Army's last win versus Notre Dame to date.

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

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Bob NovagratzGuard24288Baltimore Colts

    [2]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
    2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1959.htm
    3. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=14
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