1958 Navy Midshipmen football team

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1958 Navy Midshipmen football
1958 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1958 record	6–3
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (9th season);
Captain	Dick Dagampat
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. They began the season ranked 7th in the pre-season AP Poll.^[1] The team was led by ninth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.^[2]^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		William & Mary	No. 12	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 14–0
October 4		at Boston University	No. 15	Nickerson Field Boston, MA		W 28–14
October 11		at No. 14 Michigan	No. 12	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 20–14	82,220	^[4]
October 18		vs. Tulane	No. 6	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)		L 6–14	32,000	^[5]
October 25		at Penn	No. 18	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 50–8	18,914	^[6]
November 1		Notre Dame	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)		L 20–40	57,773
November 8		vs. Maryland		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)		W 40–14	30,035
November 15		at George Washington		Griffith Stadium Washington, DC		W 28–8	12,000	^[7]
November 29	1:15 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Army		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	L 6–22
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References[]

^ "Navy (MD) 1958 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ Tommy Devine (October 12, 1958). "Navy Smokes M, 20-14: Middie Pass Is Killer". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane submerges Navy, 14–6". Daily Press. October 19, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Effrat, Louis (October 26, 1958). "Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ "Surprising Colonials bow to Navy, 28–8". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Navy (MD) 1958 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[FH-2] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[CFDW-3] "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[4] Tommy Devine (October 12, 1958). "Navy Smokes M, 20-14: Middie Pass Is Killer". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Tulane submerges Navy, 14–6". Daily Press. October 19, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Effrat, Louis (October 26, 1958). "Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.

[GW1-7] "Surprising Colonials bow to Navy, 28–8". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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