1958 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1958 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainDick Dagampat
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
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

The 1958 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. They began the season ranked 7th in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team was led by ninth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[2][3]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27William & MarydaggerNo. 12
W 14–012,000[4]
October 4at Boston UniversityNo. 15
W 28–14
October 11at No. 14 MichiganNo. 12
W 20–1482,220[5]
October 18vs. TulaneNo. 6
L 6–1432,000[6]
October 25at PennNo. 18
W 50–818,914[7]
November 1Notre DameNo. 15
L 20–4057,773
November 8vs. Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
W 40–1430,035[8]
November 15at George Washington
W 28–812,000[9]
November 291:15 p.m.vs. No. 5 Army
NBCL 6–22102,000[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Navy (MD) 1958 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Navy grabs muddy win over W&M, 14–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Tommy Devine (October 12, 1958). "Navy Smokes M, 20-14: Middie Pass Is Killer". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane submerges Navy, 14–6". Daily Press. October 19, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 26, 1958). "Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  8. ^ "Navy wallops Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Surprising Colonials bow to Navy, 28–8". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.


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