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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wheaton (IL) $ 7 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
Carroll (WI) 5 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
North Central (IL) 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Lake Forest 4 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 4 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Millikin 2 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
Augustana (IL) 2 –6 –0  1 –7 –0
Elmhurst 0 –7 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
1957 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hope + 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Hillsdale + 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Albion + 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Alma 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Adrian 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Olivet 1 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
Kalamazoo 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee + 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 (CO) 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Whittier $ 4 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Redlands 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Occidental 2 –2 –0  3 –5 –1
Pomona 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
Caltech 0 –4 –0  2 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 West Penn Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Westminster (PA) $ 3 –1 –0  6 –1 –1
Geneva 2 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Saint Vincent 1 –1 –1  4 –2 –1
Carnegie Tech * 1 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Waynesburg 0 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
1958 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW L T  W L T
Mississippi Southern   –    9 –0 –0
Rose Poly   –    8 –0 –0
Sewanee   –    8 –0 –0
Buffalo   –    8 –1 –0
North Park   –    7 –1 –0
Carthage   –    7 –2 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    6 –2 –0
Northeastern   –    6 –2 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –    7 –3 –0
La Verne   –    5 –3 –1
Hofstra   –    6 –4 –0
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
Howard (AL)   –    1 –5 –1
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
1Mississippi Southern9–036403
2Miami (OH)6–3215
3Arizona State–Flagstaff10–02209
4Northeastern State9–01205
5East Texas State9–1172
6Montana State8–1148
7Wheaton (IL)8–01107
8Chattanooga5–5105
9St. Benedict's10–092
10Buffalo8–191

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.
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