American college football season
1958 Army Cadets football |
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Eastern champion |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 3 |
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AP | No. 3 |
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Record | 8–0–1 |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Pete Dawkins |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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The 1958 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1958 college football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the team finished with an undefeated 8–0–1 season. The Cadets' offense scored 264 points, while the defense allowed 49 points. At season's end, the team was third in the national rankings.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | | No. 18 South Carolina | No. 8 | | | W 45–8 | 20,000 | [1] |
October 4 | | Penn State | No. 5 | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 26–0 | 27,250 | |
October 11 | | at No. 4 Notre Dame | No. 3 | | | W 14–2 | 60,564 | |
October 18 | | Virginia | No. 1 | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 35–6 | 27,250 | [2] |
October 25 | | at Pittsburgh | No. 1 | | NBC | T 14–14 | | |
November 1 | | Colgate | No. 3 | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 68–6 | 24,750 | [3] |
November 8 | | at Rice | No. 3 | | | W 14–7 | | |
November 15 | | Villanova | No. 3 | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 26–0 | | |
November 29 | 1:15 p.m. | vs. Navy | No. 5 | | NBC | W 22–6 | 102,000 | [4] |
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Game summaries
Notre Dame
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Army | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
Notre Dame | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Army's last win versus Notre Dame to date.
Navy
In the annual Army-Navy Game, on November 29 in Philadelphia, Army beat Navy by a score of 22–6.[4]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Army | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
Navy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Personnel
1958 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Bob Novagratz | Guard | 24 | 288 | Baltimore Colts |
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ "Army routs South Carolina, 45–8; Dawkins get 4 TDs". The Sunday Home News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army rolls in second half to flip Virginia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (November 2, 1958). "Army Topples Colgate to Worst Setback in Football Rivalry Since 1903". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
- ^ a b Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
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