1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1958 record4–5–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Art Lewis (9th season)
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
VPI 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
George Washington 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Richmond 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 66–22
September 27at No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 13
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 14–4755,432
October 4at Indiana*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 12–13
October 11Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 30–36
October 18at Pittsburgh*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
L 8–15
October 25vs. VPI
W 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 & Mary
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 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

References[]

  1. ^ "1958 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "WVU pads SC win streak". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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