1958 Florida State Seminoles football team

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1958 Florida State Seminoles football
1958 Florida State Seminoles football
Bluegrass Bowl, L 6–15 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Independent
1958 record	7–4
Head coach	Tom Nugent (6th season);
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (Capacity: 19,000)
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. 1958 was the beginning of the longstanding rivalry with the Florida Gators. The Gators won the first meeting by a score of 21–7.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Tennessee Tech	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 22–7
September 20	Furman	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 42–6		^[2]
September 26	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 3–17	40,391
October 4	Wake Forest	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 27–24	19,700
October 11	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 13–28
October 18	VPI	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 28–0	8,000
October 25	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 10–0
November 1	Tampa	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 43–0
November 7	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)	W 17–6
November 22	at No. 12 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 7–21	44,403
December 13	vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Bluegrass Bowl)	L 6–15	7,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
^ "Renn's running paces 42–6 FSU rout of Furman". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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National championship seasons in bold

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Army		–		8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Air Force		–		9	–	0	–	2
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