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 college 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.
| 1958 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | College Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Pacific (OR)* |
| W 34–14 | 2,500 | |
| September 27 | Lewis & Clark* |
| W 26–20 | 4,500 | |
| October 4 | Nevada |
| W 22–18 | 4,800–5,100 | [1] |
| October 11 | at Long Beach State* | L 8–28 | 2,300 | ||
| October 18 | at Sacramento State |
| L 6–14 | 3,500 | [2] |
| October 25 | Cal Aggies |
| W 8–6 | 6,500 | |
| November 1 | at Humboldt State | L 0–18 | 6,100 | ||
| November 8 | Naval Air Station Alameda[note 1]* |
| W 46–0 | 3,500 | |
| November 14 | at San Francisco State | L 6–34 | 3,500 | ||
| November 22 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| L 6–40 | 3,000–3,800 | [3][4] |
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Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Booth, Eddie (October 11, 1958). "Hornets Measure Wildcats, 14-6". Chico Enterprise-Record. Whittier, California. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Axers Win 10th; Gustavus Adolphus Likely Foe". Arizona Daily Sun. November 24, 1958. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
