1958 college football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1958 Pete Dawkins, 1959, West Point Cadet.jpg Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins Ohio State Buckeyeshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=211 Archived copy 2009-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002010506/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=211 2011-10-02 dead September 13 – November 29, 1958 8 December 13, 1958 January 1, 1959 LSU (AP, Coaches) Iowa (FWAA) Pete Dawkins, (halfback, Army) The 1958 college football season was the 90th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. LSU was the consensus national champion in college football. LSU compiled an 11–0 record, defeated Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, and was ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press (AP) writers and United Press International (UPI) coaches polls. LSU received 139 first-place votes in the AP poll and 29 of 35 first-place votes in the UPI poll.November 2025 LSU was also selected as the national champion by 14 of 15 other NCAA-designated "major selectors", including: Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, and National Championship Foundation.Houlgate, Deke (1954). The Football Thesaurus: 85 Years on the American Gridiron. Los Angeles, California: Houlgate House. In the Huddle with Deke Houlgate: College Football from 1869 through 1953; Annual Supplements for 1954–1958 LSU halfback Billy Cannon finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy. LSU was the only team in the country to finish the season undefeated and not have a game end in a tie. Two other major college football teams also claim national championships: Auburn compiled an 9-0-1 record, undefeated in SEC and regular season play. Iowa compiled an 8–1–1 record, was selected as the national champion by the Football Writers Association of America. Iowa quarterback Randy Duncan finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Three small college teams also claimed national championships: Mississippi Southern compiled a 9–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the UPI small college coaches poll. Prairie View compiled a 10–0–1 record, defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, and was selected as the black college national champion. Northeastern State compiled an 11–0 record, defeated Arizona State–Flagstaff in the Holiday Bowl, and won the NAIA championship. Army halfback Pete Dawkins won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football. Pacific fullback Dick Bass led all major college football players with 1,448 yards of total offense, 1,361 rushing yards, and 116 points scored. On January 13, 1958, the eleven-man NCAA Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to allow teams to choose between kicking an extra point after a touchdown, or running or passing from the three-yard line for a two-point conversion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VflVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7057%2C1662856 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press NCAA announces new point-after scoring January 13, 1958 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XYlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DkoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2239454 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah INS Colleges get PAT bonus for run or pass January 13, 1958 B3 University of Michigan athletic director Fritz Crisler said at the meeting in Fort Lauderdale, "It's a progressive step which will make football more interesting for the spectators," adding that the rule "will add drama to what has been the dullest, most stupid play in the game."https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BWxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2442%2C4982029 Bend Bulletin Oregon United Press Down Fred New two-point rule to kill kick attempts January 13, 1958 2"Pass or Run Conversion Worth Two Points Now," San Antonio Express, January 13, 1958, p9-A Conference and program changes Conference changes Two conferences began play in 1958: Middle Atlantic Conference – an active NCAA Division III conference Western Pennsylvania Conference – active through the 1967 season One conference played their final season in 1958: Virginia Little Eight Conference – active since the 1949 season; previously known the Virginia Little Six (1949–1953) and Virginia Little Seven (1954–1955) Membership changes School 1957 Conference 1958 Conference Washington and Lee Generals Southern Independent Season chronology September In the preseason poll released on September 15, 1958, the Buckeyes of Ohio State University were the first place choice for 46 of 99 writers casting votes, followed by Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Michigan State and 1957's champion, Auburn.http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/ Archived copy 2009-01-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111002010550/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/ 2011-10-02 As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games. Most teams did not begin play until September 27. On September 13, Kentucky beat Hawaii 51–0 in a game in Louisville, and attempted the 2-point conversion, but without success."Kentucky Rips Hawaii 51–0," The Lima News, September 14, 1958, p37. One of the first successful 2-point conversions in an NCAA game happened when Iowa State Teachers College hosted Bradley University at Cedar Falls, Iowa on September 13. Max Huffman carried the ball over twice on conversion attempts to give the Panthers of Iowa Teachers a 29–12 win over the Braves."Damron Directs T Teachers to 29–12 Win Before 6,800," Waterloo Sunday Courier, September 14, 1958, p37 On September 20, No. 6 Mississippi and No. 8 Texas Christian were among the winners, beating Memphis State (17–0) and Kansas (42–0) respectively, but the Top Five schools had not yet started play. The poll for the five 0–0 teams was No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2. Oklahoma, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 Notre Dame. September 27 No. 1 Ohio State narrowly beat No. 20 SMU at home, 23–20, and fell to third in the next poll. No. 2 Oklahoma, on the other hand, rolled over visiting No. 13 West Virginia 47–14, and rose to first place. No. 3 Auburn beat Tennessee in Birmingham, 13–0, and No. 4 Michigan State beat California 32–12. No. 5 Notre Dame beat Indiana 18–0, but fell to 7th, while No. 8 Army, which beat South Carolina 45–8, took the place of the Irish. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 Army. October October 4 No. 1 Oklahoma got past visiting Oregon, 6–0, and dropped to second. No. 2 Auburn, which beat UT-Chattanooga 30–8 at home, moved up to the top spot. No. 3 Ohio State beat Washington at home, 12–7. No. 4 Michigan State played No. 16 Michigan to a 12–12 tie, and fell to 9th. No. 5 Army beat Penn State 26–0. No. 7 Notre Dame, which beat No. 17 SMU in Dallas, 14–6, returned to the Top Five. The next poll: No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Ohio State. October 11 No. 1 Auburn won at Kentucky, 8–0. No. 2 Oklahoma sustained a 15–14 loss at Dallas in their annual meeting with the No. 16 Texas Longhorns. In South Bend, Indiana, the visiting No. 3 Army Cadets beat No. 4 Notre Dame, 14–2, and were voted No. 1 in the next poll. No. 5 Ohio State won at Illinois, 19–13. No. 6 Wisconsin, which beat Purdue 31–6, and No. 9 Michigan State, which beat No. 10 Pittsburgh 22–8, rose in the polls, to put three Big Ten schools in the top five. The next poll: No. 1 Army, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Wisconsin, and No. 5 Michigan State. On October 18 at West Point, New York, No. 1 Army beat Virginia 35–6. No. 2 Auburn tied with Georgia Tech 7–7 in Atlanta and fell in the polls. No. 3 Ohio State beat Indiana 49–8. No. 4 Wisconsin lost to No. 13 Iowa at home, 20–9, and No. 5 Michigan State began a five-game losing streak with a 14–6 defeat at Purdue. The Spartans would finish the season with a 3–5–1 record after starting 2–0–1. No. 7 Texas (24–6 over Arkansas) and No. 9 LSU (32–7 over Kentucky) rose in the polls. The next poll: No. 1 Army, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Auburn. October 25 For the top-ranked teams, a tie was only slightly better than a loss. No. 1 Army played to a 14–14 tie against the Panthers at Pittsburgh, and No. 2 Ohio State tied with Wisconsin at home 7–7. No. 3 LSU beat Florida 10–7, and the win was enough to propel the Tigers to first place. No. 4 Texas lost to the Rice Owls in Houston, 34–7. No. 5 Auburn beat Maryland at home, 20–7. No. 7 Iowa, which beat Northwestern 26–20, rose to 2nd in the next poll: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 5 Ohio State. November November 1 No. 1 LSU beat No. 6 Ole Miss 14–0. No. 2 Iowa won at Michigan, 37–14. No. 3 Army crushed Colgate, 68–6. No. 4 Auburn won 6–5 at Florida. In Columbus, No. 5 Ohio State was upset by visiting No. 11 Northwestern, 21–0. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Northwestern, and No. 5 Auburn. November 8 No. 1 LSU beat Duke 50–18. No. 2 Iowa won at Minnesota 28–6. No. 3 Army beat the No. 13 Rice Owls in Houston, 14–7. No. 4 Northwestern lost at Madison to No. 7 Wisconsin, 17–13. No. 5 Auburn beat Mississippi State 33–14 at home. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 5 Wisconsin. November 15 No. 1 LSU beat Mississippi State at Jackson 7–6. No. 2 Iowa lost at home to No. 16 Ohio State 38–28. No. 3 Army beat Villanova 26–0. No. 4 Auburn met the Georgia Bulldogs halfway in Columbus, Georgia, and won 21–6. No. 5 Wisconsin won 31–12 at Illinois. No. 6 Oklahoma, which beat Missouri 39–0, rose to 4th. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Army, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 Wisconsin. November 22 In New Orleans, the No. 1 LSU Tigers crushed Tulane 62–0, scoring 56 points in the second half, to close their season 10–0–0. They would face the Clemson Tigers in the Sugar Bowl. Behind them were the No. 2 Auburn Tigers, who beat Wake Forest at home 21–7. No. 3 Army was idle as it prepared for the annual Army-Navy game. No. 4 Oklahoma crushed Nebraska 40–7. No. 5 Wisconsin beat Minnesota to close its season at 7–1–1. No. 6 Iowa, which beat No. 15 Notre Dame 31–21, returned to the Top Five: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Iowa, and No. 5 Army. On November 29 No. 2 Auburn defeated Alabama 14–8 in Birmingham to finish its season at 9–0–1, but they were on probation for recruiting violations and ineligible for a bowl game.https://www.nytimes.com/1958/05/23/archives/auburn-on-probation-southeastern-conference-bars-college-from-bowl.html AUBURN ON PROBATION; Southeastern Conference Bars College from Bowl Games The New York Times 23 May 1958 No. 3 Oklahoma won at Oklahoma State 7–0. The Sooners (who had not lost a conference game since 1946) won the Big 7 title and headed to the Orange Bowl. In Philadelphia, No. 5 Army beat Navy, 22–6, to finish its season 8–0–1. The final AP Poll was released on December 1, and the No. 1 LSU Tigers, at 10–0–0, won the AP Trophy with 130 of the first place votes. The other 73 votes were spread among 12 schools, including No. 2 Iowa (17), No. 3 Army (13), No. 4 Auburn (9), No. 5 Oklahoma (10), No. 6 Air Force (2), No. 7 Wisconsin (13), No. 8 Ohio State (3), and No. 9 Syracuse (1). LSU finished the 1958 season as the only undefeated and untied team in college football. Army, Air Force, and Auburn were also undefeated but they each had one game that ended in a tie.November 2025 The United States Air Force Academy football team, nicknamed the Falcons, had a 9–0–1 record in only their second year of playing college football, and accepted a bid to face No. 10 Texas Christian in the Cotton Bowl. Oklahoma was the only team to beat a top 10 team in all of the bowl games when they defeated number 9 Syracuse in the Orange Bowl.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/1959-01-01-oklahoma.html Orange Bowl - Syracuse vs Oklahoma Box Score, January 1, 1959 Conference standings Major conference standings Major independents Minor conference standings Non-major independents Bowl games 1958–59 NCAA football bowl games Major bowls Thursday, January 1, 1959 Bowl Orange No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners 21 No. 9 Syracuse Orangemen 6 Sugar No. 1 LSU Tigers 7 No. 12 Clemson Tigers 0 Cotton No. 10 TCU Horned Frogs (tie)0 No. 6 Air Force Falcons (tie)0 Rose No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes 38 No. 16 California Golden Bears 12 Other bowls BowlLocation DateWinnerScoreLoserSunEl Paso, TXDecember 31Wyoming14–6Hardin–SimmonsGatorJacksonville, FLDecember 27No. 11 Ole Miss  7–3No. 14 FloridaTangerineOrlando, FLDecember 271958 East Texas State Lions East Texas State26–71958 Missouri Valley Vikings Missouri ValleyBluegrassLouisville, KYDecember 13Oklahoma State15–6Florida State Notably, the Tangerine Bowl initially extended a bid to Buffalo. However, when the bowl organizers told the school that its two black players would not be allowed to play, the team unanimously voted to turn down the bid.http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=buffalo58&redirected=true OTL: All or Nothing The Bulls did not appear in a bowl game until a half century later, in 2008. NAIA postseason SemifinalsDecember 8, 1958 ChampionshipDecember 20, 1958Holiday Bowl1958 NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1958_NAIA_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 8, 2015 1958 St. Benedict's Ravens St. Benedict's 14 Northeastern State 19 1958 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties Gustavus Adolphus 12 Arizona State–Flagstaff 41 Northeastern State 19 Arizona State–Flagstaff 13 Rankings Major college 1958 major college football rankings Final polls were released in the first week of December. auto + AP Poll Rank Team 1st Points1LSU 139 1,9042Iowa17 1,4593 Army 13 1,4294 Auburn 9 1,3985 Oklahoma 10 1,2006 Air Force 2 8007 Wisconsin 13 7978 Ohio State 3 5719 Syracuse 1 34010 TCU - 31111 Ole Miss 2 30312 Clemson 1 24613 Purdue - 19614 Florida - 13415 South Carolina - 10116 California - 7817 Notre Dame 1 6118 SMU - 5219 Oklahoma State - 4920 Rutgers 1 46 4em + UPI poll Rank Team 1st Points1LSU293312Iowa 42753Army12554Auburn -2245Oklahoma - 1746Wisconsin -1707Ohio State -1178Air Force 1 759TCU -7410Syracuse -6411Purdue 5412Ole Miss 4113Clemson2414Notre Dame2215Florida 916California 817Northwestern618SMU2 Small college 1958 small college football rankings 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, http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_mississippi/1955-1959_yearly_results.php Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com 2019-02-26 2018-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928170300/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_mississippi/1955-1959_yearly_results.php dead was ranked first from start to finish."Southern Small College Champ; Axers Third," Yuma Daily Sun, Dec. 4, 1958, p9 United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 4https://www.newspapers.com/image/6305605/?terms=southern Miss. Southern Tops Final Poll Of Grid Powers UPI subscription Brownwood Bulletin Brownwood, Texas newspapers.com December 4, 1958 February 26, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 Mississippi Southern 9–0 36 403 2 Miami (OH) 6–3 215 3 Arizona State–Flagstaff 10–0 2 209 4 Northeastern State 9–0 1 205 5 1958 East Texas State Lions East Texas State 9–1 172 6 Montana State 8–1 148 7 Wheaton (IL) 8–0 1 107 8 Chattanooga 5–5 105 9 1958 St. Benedict's Ravens St. Benedict's 10–0 92 10 Buffalo 8–1 91 NAIA rankings The top teams in the NAIA football rankings were as follows: Northeastern State, 11-0, 180 points Arizona State–Flagstaff, 11-1, 162 points 1958 Willamette Bearcats Willamette, 8-1, 116 points 1958 St. Benedict's Ravens St. Benedict's, 10-1, 112 points 1958 Missouri Valley Vikings Missouri Valley, 8-1, 104 points 1958 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties Gustavus Adolphus, 8-1, 100 points 1958 East Texas State Lions East Texas State, 7-1, 98 points Kearney, 9-0, 85 points Middle Tennessee, 8-2, 42 points 1958 Lenoir Rhyne Bears Lenoir Rhyne, 9-1, 41 points Cal Poly, 9-1 Tampa, 6-4 Lamar Tech, 6-2 1958 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA), 6-1-1 California (PA), 8-0 1958 Chadron State Eagles Chadron State, 8-0 1958 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College, 7-2 1958 Stevens Point State Pointers Stevens Point State, 7-0-1 Southern Illinois, 7-2 1958 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State, 5-2 Kearney, Chadron Listed: Antelopes 8th, Eagles 16th The Lincoln Star November 12, 1958 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-star-kearney-chadron-listed/124661848/ Newspapers.com Award season Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pete Dawkins Army HB 296 195 116 1,394 Randy Duncan Iowa QB 194 157 125 1,021 Billy Cannon LSU HB 198 140 101 975 Bob White Ohio State FB 40 88 69 365 Joe Kapp California QB 47 27 32 227 Bill Austin Rutgers FB 26 41 37 197 Bob Harrison Oklahoma OL 26 37 35 187 Dick Bass Pacific HB 14 17 20 96 Don Meredith SMU QB 10 12 21 75 Nick Pietrosante Notre Dame FB 8 14 18 70 Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UEoVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2573%2C223921 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Dawkins completes double; named to Heisman award December 3, 1958 2Chttp://heisman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=24&path=football Heisman Trophy Pete Dawkins 1958 January 29, 2017 All-Americans 1958 College Football All-America Team 1958 Little All-America college football team For the year 1958, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. Name Position School Number Official OtherBilly CannonHalfbackLSU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCRandy DuncanQuarterbackIowa6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCPete DawkinsHalfbackArmy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCBuddy DialEndRice5/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WCTed BatesTackleOregon State5/6AFCA, AP, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCBob HarrisonCenterOklahoma5/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCBob WhiteFullbackOhio State4/6FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJohn GuzikGuardPittsburgh4/6FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WCZeke SmithGuardAuburn3/6AP, FWAA, NEACP, Time, WCGeorge DeiderichGuardVanderbilt3/6AP, AFCA, FWAA--Sam WilliamsEndMichigan State2/6AFCA, UPITime, WCBrock StromTackleAir Force2/6AP, UPIWC Other awards Maxwell Award - Pete Dawkins, Army Outland Trophy (best lineman) - Zeke Smith, Auburn AFCA Coach of the Year Award - Paul Dietzel, LSU FWAA Coach of the Year Award - Paul Dietzel, LSU Statistical leaders Individual Total offense The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1958 season: Major college RankPlayerTeamGamesPlays Total Yds PtRPoints-for-which-responsible is player's total of points scored and points passes for1Dick BassPacific1021814401282Randy DuncanIowa92071406923Buddy HumphreyBaylor102471391704Charlie MilsteadTexas A&M102791332725Joe KappCalifornia102391231606Bill HolsclawVirginia Tech102301227927Dick LongfellowWest Virginia102421202828Don MeredithSMU101901192969Dwight NicholsIowa State1027711721810Jack CummingsNorth Carolina10154114872 Official Collegiate Record Book 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Association 65 Minor college RankPlayerTeamGamesPlays Total Yds1Stan JacksonCal Poly Pomona1032424782Gary CampbellWhittier922416593WebbSt. Ambrose826415924BradyBaldwin-Wallace924815345GideonTrinity92091520 Official Collegiate Record Book 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Association 72 Passing The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1958 season: Major college RankPlayerTeamGamesCompl.Att.Pct.Compl.Yds.Int.TDs1Buddy HumphreyBaylor10112195.5741316872Ralph HunsakerArizona10106191.55511291353Randy DuncanIowa9101172.58713479114Rich MayoAir Force1098174.56310196115Charlie MilsteadTexas A&M1088167.52711351156Dick LongfellowWest Virginia1079156.5069431267Bob NicoletStanford1077146.527724538Dick NormanStanford1076133.571717739Arnold DempseyVirginia1074152.48769711210Jack LeeCincinnati1071130.546951115 Minor college RankPlayerTeamGamesCompl.Att.Pct.Compl.Yds.Int.TDs1Stan JacksonCal Poly Pomona10123256.480199414162AlvaroCollege of Idaho10112225.49814851793NewhouseSt. Norbert9104211.493131018134WebbSt. Ambrose8100202.49514947105JohnsonNew Mexico A&M1097179.54211841196BradyBaldwin-Wallace989183.486149015169CampbellWhittier987139.6261237713 Rushing The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg1Dick BassPacific1013612056.632Bob WhiteOhio State98592183.943Dwight NicholsIowa State108152203.704Pete HartHardin-Simmons107851634.815Bill AustinRutgers97471455.156Jake CrouthamelDartmouth97221235.867Weldon JacksonBYU106981016.918Billy CannonLSU106861155.969Larry HickmanBaylor106701514.4310Johnny SaundersSouth Carolina106531285.10 Minor college Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg1Dale MillsNortheast Missouri State918613587.302Brad HustadLuther920613546.573Elbert DubenionBluffton915112908.544George DixonBridgeport915511067.145Ed MeadorArkansas Tech913510968.1214FinderSt. Benedict's101009179.17 Scoring The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG1Dick BassPacific11618802Bill AustinRutgers106161003Ron BurtonNorthwestern7612404Billy CannonLSU7411805Frank FinneyBrown74101406Pete DawkinsArmy7412207Bob WhiteOhio State7212008Leon BurtonArizona State7011409Calvin BirdKentucky65105010Bob SimmsRutgers649100 Official Collegiate Record Book 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Association 65 Minor college Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG1Carl HerakovichRose Poly168251802Corky BridgesCentral Washington148212203Bill ShockleyWest Chester132154204Dale MillsNortheast Missouri12220205Claire BoroffKearney State12114370 Team Total offense The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Iowa96493653405.92Pacific106573804380.43Arizona State106943795379.54Army96303380375.65Notre Dame107103697369.76Air Force107323605360.57Oklahoma107623517351.78Baylor107153356335.69Brown96223019335.410West Virginia107203319331.9 Official Collegiate Record Book 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Association 69 Rushing offense The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game 1Pacific259.62Oklahoma257.43Arizona State253.94BYU249.75Colorado249.5 Passing offense The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Army172.22Iowa170.03San Jose State169.84Baylor168.75SMU165.2 Total defense The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Auburn105211575157.52Purdue94851590176.73Army95611643182.64Harvard95121720191.15LSU106241934193.46Boston College105581942194.27Pittsburgh105691961196.18North Texas State105422017201.79Georgia Tech105522018201.810Tulsa105952030203.0 Rushing defense The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Auburn79.62Tulsa82.53Pittsburgh91.34Army93.05Syracuse94.3 Passing defense The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1958 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Iowa State39.02Brown44.83Georgia Tech57.14Harvard58.45Colorado59.0 See also 1958 College Football All-America Team References