1958 small college football rankings

none August 2023 1958 small college football rankings left Selector: UPI left No. 1: Mississippi Southern Small college football rankings (AP, UPI) right 1959» The 1958 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1958 college football season. The rankings were prepared and published the United Press International (UPI). It was the first year that the UPI compiled small-college rankings. The Associated Press (AP) did not begin publishing small-college rankings until 1960. The UPI's small-college rankings for 1957 were based on voting by the UPI's board of coaches. Mississippi Southern compiled a perfect 9–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final UPI small-college rankings. The Miami Redskins were ranked second. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol UPI coaches poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sept 25'Jacks Win Game, Poly Gets Rating Tucson Daily Citizen Tucson, Arizona September 25, 1958 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789348/poll_1958_0925_small_upi_first/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 2Miss. South. Leads Poll The Bristol Daily Courier Bristol, Pennsylvania Earl Wright October 2, 1958 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789486/poll_1958_1002_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 9Mississippi Southern Is Top Small College Appeal Democrat Marysville, California October 9, 1958 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789518/poll_1958_1009_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 16UPI Ranks La. Tech 20th Among Smaller US Colleges Earl Wright The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana October 16, 1958 Ten https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789558/poll_1958_1016_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 23Willamette Rated 16th In UP Poll Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon October 23, 1958 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789685/poll_1958_1023_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 30Flagstaff Zooms To 9th In UPI Poll Tucson Daily Citizen Tucson, Arizona October 30, 1958 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789777/poll_1958_1030_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 6Miami Places Third In Football Poll The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio November 6, 1958 3E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789806/poll_1958_1106_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 13Mississippi Southern, Miami Head Small College UPI Poll Earl Wright The Daily Republican Monongahela, Pennsylvania November 13, 1958 Two https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789868/poll_1958_1113_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 20Bobcats Fifth in Latest Small College Football Poll The Daily Inter Lake Kalispell, Montana November 19, 1958 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789899/poll_1958_1119_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 28Grid Powers Lead Daily Call Lead, South Dakota November 28, 1958 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789939/poll_1958_1128_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Dec 4Southerners Top Rankings Albany Democrat-Herald Albany, Oregon December 4, 1958 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10789973/poll_1958_1204_small_upi_final/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Mississippi Southern (9) Connecticut (3) Idaho State (4) Chattanooga (1) Ohio (2) In the actual printed polls, Ohio was listed as Ohio University on 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, & 10/16 1958 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg (1) 1958 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale (1) Middle Tennessee (2) т t 1958 East Texas State Lions East Texas State (1) т t 1958 Ripon Redmen Ripon т Cal PolyIn the actual printed polls, Cal Poly was listed as Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo on 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/19, & 11/28 Bowling Green Maine Montana State Delaware 1958 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears Lenoir–Rhyne т t 1958 Butler Bulldogs Butler т Miami (OH) т t 1958 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State т In the actual printed polls, Pittsburg State was listed as Pittsburg (Kansas) on 9/25 Northeastern StateIn the actual printed polls, Northeastern State was listed as Northeastern Oklahoma on 9/25, 10/9, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/19, 11/28 & 12/4   Mississippi Southern (2–0) (12) Ohio (2–0) (2) u Idaho State (1–0) (3) Chattanooga (2–0) (2) Miami (OH) (1–0) (4) u Lehigh (1–0) (2) npr East Texas State (2–0) u Connecticut (1–1) d Montana State (2–0) u Butler (2–0) (2) u Cal Poly (2) Middle Tennessee d Central Michigan (1) npr Kent State npr 1958 Juniata Eagles Juniata т tnpr Bowling Green т td Memphis State т npr Maine т td Wittenberg т d 1958 Hofstra Pride Hofstra т tnpr Louisville т npr Mississippi Southern (3–0) (18) East Texas State (3–0) (2) u Idaho State (2–0) (2) Connecticut (2–1) (3) u Chattanooga (2–1) (2) d Kent State (3–0) (1) u Bowling Green (3–0) (3) u Butler (3–0) (1) u Central Michigan (4–0) (2) u Montana State (3–0) d Ohio (1) d Cal Poly (1) d Miami (OH) т td Delaware т tnpr Lehigh т d Middle Tennessee d 1958 Iowa State Teachers Panthers Iowa State Teachers npr Florida A&M npr Northeastern State npr Memphis State т td Wittenberg т d Mississippi Southern (4–0) (23) Connecticut (3–1) (1) u Chattanooga (3–1) u Idaho State (3–0) d Bowling Green (4–0) (4) u Miami (OH) (2–1) (1) u Montana State (4–0) u East Texas State (3–1) d Butler (4–0) (1) d Cal Poly (4–0) u Middle Tennessee u Central Michigan (2) d Ohio d Northeastern State (2) u 1958 Wheaton Thunder Wheaton (IL) (2) т tnpr Maine т npr Juniata (1) npr 1958 Benedictine Ravens St. Benedict's npr 1958 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst (1) npr Louisiana Tech т tnpr Kent State т d Mississippi Southern (4–0) (25) Connecticut (4–1) (4) Bowling Green (5–0) (2) u Chattanooga (4–1) d Montana State (5–0) u Miami (OH) (3–1) Butler (5–0) u Central Michigan (6–0) u Northeastern State (6–0) u Wheaton (IL) (5–0) u East Texas State d St. Benedict's u Amherst u Idaho State d 1958 Arizona State College Lumberjacks Arizona State College In the actual printed polls, Arizona State College was listed as Arizona (Flagstaff) State on 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, & 11/19 npr 1958 Willamette Bearcats Willamette npr Lamar Tech npr Cal Poly d Juniata d Middle Tennessee d   Mississippi Southern (5–0) (34) Montana State (6–0) u Miami (OH) (3–2) u East Texas State (5–1) u Northeastern State (7–0) (1) u Bowling Green (5–1) (1) d Wheaton (IL) (6–0) (1) u Chattanooga (4–2) d Arizona State College (7–0) (3) u Connecticut (4–2) (1) d St. Benedict's (1) u Memphis State npr Amherst (1) Delaware npr Willamette u Central Michigan d Lafayette npr Cal Poly Kent State npr Buffalo (1) т tnpr 1958 Williams Ephs Williams т npr Mississippi Southern (6–0) (31) Montana State (7–0) (1) Miami (OH) (4–2) (2) Northeastern State (8–0) (5) u East Texas State (6–1) d Arizona State College (8–0) (1) u Wheaton (IL) (7–0) St. Benedict's (8–0) u Connecticut (5–2) u Willamette (7–0) u Chattanooga d Kent State u Memphis State т td 1958 Kearney State Lopers Kearney State т npr Buffalo u Bowling Green d Lafayette Cal Poly 1958 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester tnpr 1958 Missouri Valley Vikings Missouri Valley npr   Mississippi Southern (7–0) (34) Miami (OH) (5–2) (1) u Chattanooga (5–3) (1) u East Texas State (7–1) u Northeastern State (8–0) d Arizona State College (8–0) (3) Montana State (7–1) (1) d Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) d St. Benedict's (9–0) (1) d Connecticut (6–2) d Kearney State u Bowling Green u Cal Poly u Willamette d Middle Tennessee npr Buffalo d Rochester npr 1958 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties Gustavus Adolphus т tnpr Memphis State т d Missouri Valley   Mississippi Southern (8–0) (33) Miami (OH) (5–2) (1) Arizona State College (9–0) (2) u Northeastern State (9–0) (1) u Montana State (8–1) u East Texas State (8–1) d Chattanooga (5–4) d Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) St. Benedict's (10–0) (1) Connecticut (7–2) Buffalo (2) u Cal Poly u Middle Tennessee u Kearney d Rochester т tu Bowling Green т d Missouri Valley u Sewanee npr West Chester т tnpr Memphis State т d   Mississippi Southern (8–0) (32) Miami (OH) (6–2) (1) Northeastern State (9–0) (1) u East Texas State (9–1) (1) u Arizona State College (10–0) (2) d Montana State (8–1) d Chattanooga (5–4) Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) Buffalo (8–1) (2) т tu St. Benedict's (10–0) т d Middle Tennessee u Cal Poly т t Connecticut т d Bowling Green u Gustavus Adolphus npr Kearney d West Chester u Memphis State u Sewanee т td Wittenberg т npr   Mississippi Southern (9–0) (36) Miami (OH) (6–3) Arizona State College (10–0) (2) u Northeastern State (9–0) (1) d East Texas State (9–1) d Montana State (8–1) Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) u Chattanooga (5–5) d St. Benedict's u Buffalo (8–1) (2) d Middle Tennessee (1) Connecticut u Gustavus Adolphus u Bowling Green Cal Poly d Wittenberg т tu West Chester т Memphis State Rochester npr Kearney d   7 Hillsdale 10 Ripon 15 Delaware 16 Lenoir–Rhyne 19 Pittsburg State 20 Northeastern State 15 Juniata 18 Maine 20 Hofstra 21 Louisville 14 Delaware 15 Lehigh 17 Iowa State Teachers 18 Florida A&M 20 Memphis State 20 Wittenberg 13 Ohio 16 Maine 20 Louisiana Tech 20 Kent State 7 Butler 14 Idaho State 17 Lamar Tech 19 Juniata 20 Middle Tennessee 13 Amherst 14 Delaware 16 Central Michigan 20 Williams 12 Kent State 17 Lafayette 19 West Chester State 14 Willamette 18 Gustavus Adolphus 15 Rochester 17 Missouri Valley 19 Sewanee HBCU rankings The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1958 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated. The rankings were published on December 20:Top '58 teams The Pittsburgh Courier December 20, 1958 27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier-1958-pc-rankings/141999688/ Newspapers.com 1. Prairie View A&M (10–0–1) 2. Southern (8–2) 3. Florida A&M (7–2) 4. North Carolina A&T (7–2) 5. Lincoln (MO) (8–1) 6. South Carolina State (7–2) 7. North Carolina College (7–2) 8. Jackson State (6–2–1) 9. Bishop (9–1) 10. Grambling (6–3) 11. Texas Southern (5–5) 12. Texas College (5–4) 13. Alabama State (6–2) 14. Tennessee A&I (4–4) 15. Morgan State (5–3) The Associated Negro Press also published rankings on December 27:Luix Virgil Overbea December 27, 1958 Prairie View, Southern, Florida placed 1,2,3 in grid rankings https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HgMnAAAAIBAJ&pg=3062%2C6541446 The Black Dispatch (p. 9) 1. Prairie View A&M (10–0–1) 2. Southern (8–2) 3. Florida A&M (7–2) 4. Lincoln (MO) (8–1) 5. Texas Southern (5–5) 6. Grambling (6–3) 7. Jackson State (6–2–1) 8. Tennessee A&I (4–4) 9. North Carolina A&T (7–2) 10. North Carolina College (7–2) 11. South Carolina State (7–2) 12. Wiley (5–5) 13. Morgan State (5–3) Notes note References Rankings Category:NCAA College Division football rankings