1958 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainPete Dawkins
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1958 NCAA University Division 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27No. 18 South CarolinaNo. 8W 45–8
October 4Penn StateNo. 5
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–027,250
October 11at No. 4 Notre DameNo. 3W 14–260,564
October 18VirginiadaggerNo. 1
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 35–627,250
October 25at PittsburghNo. 1NBCT 14–14
November 1ColgateNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 68–624,750[1]
November 8at RiceNo. 3W 14–7
November 15VillanovaNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–0
November 291:15 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 5NBCW 22–6[2]

Personnel

1958 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Joe Caldwell Jr
HB Pete Dawkins Sr
G Bob Novogratz
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    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.

    In the annual Army-Navy Game, on November 29 in Philadelphia, Army beat Navy by a score of 22–6.[2]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Army 0 7 0 15 22
    Navy 6 0 0 0 6

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Bob NovagratzGuard24288Baltimore Colts

    [3]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. 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.
    2. 1 2 Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
    3. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
    4. "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".


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