1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1958 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 4 0 04 5 1
VPI 3 1 05 4 1
George Washington 3 2 03 5 0
VMI 2 2 16 2 2
Richmond 3 4 03 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 04 6 0
Davidson 2 3 05 4 0
Furman 1 2 02 7 0
William & Mary 1 4 12 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the fifth time in six seasons.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20RichmondW 66–2220,000[1]
September 27at No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 13L 14–4755,432
October 4at Indiana*L 12–1320,000
October 11Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 30–36
October 18at Pittsburgh*L 8–15
October 25vs. VPIW 21–2022,000
November 1George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–1213,000[2]
November 8Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
T 14–1426,000
November 15at William & MaryW 56–6
November 22No. 10 Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 12–1525,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "West Virginia wallops Richmond by 66 to 22". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "WVU pads SC win streak". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1958 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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