1958 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainPete Dawkins
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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. 8
W 45–820,000[1]
October 4Penn StateNo. 5
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–027,250
October 11at No. 4 Notre DameNo. 3
W 14–260,564
October 18VirginiadaggerNo. 1
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 35–627,250[2]
October 25at PittsburghNo. 1
NBCT 14–14
November 1ColgateNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 68–624,750[3]
November 8at RiceNo. 3
W 14–7
November 15VillanovaNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–0
November 291:15 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 5
NBCW 22–6102,000[4]

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
Pos. # Name Class
QB Joe Caldwell Jr
HB Pete Dawkins Sr
G Bob Novogratz
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Novagratz Guard 24 288 Baltimore Colts

[5]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Army routs South Carolina, 45–8; Dawkins get 4 TDs". The Sunday Home News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Army rolls in second half to flip Virginia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".


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