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

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

    References

    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.
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    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.
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    10. ^ Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.