1958 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cal Aggies 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 192 to 162 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Pacific (OR)*
W 34–142,500
September 27Lewis & Clark*
W 26–204,500
October 4Nevada
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 22–184,800–5,100[1]
October 11at Long Beach State*
L 8–282,300
October 18at Sacramento State
L 6–143,500[2]
October 25Cal Aggies
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 8–66,500
November 1at Humboldt State
L 0–186,100
November 8Naval Air Station Alameda[note 1]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 46–03,500
November 14at San Francisco State
L 6–343,500
November 22Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 6–403,000–3,800[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ Naval Air Station Alameda was an Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.

References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Booth, Eddie (October 11, 1958). "Hornets Measure Wildcats, 14-6". Chico Enterprise-Record. Whittier, California. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Axers Win 10th; Gustavus Adolphus Likely Foe". Arizona Daily Sun. November 24, 1958. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "1958 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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