Wikipedia

1958 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1958 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1958 college football season. Led by Tom Nugent in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Seminole compiled a record of 7–4. Florida State was invited to the Bluegrass Bowl, where the Seminoles lost to Oklahoma State. 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] This season also marked the first time the Seminoles defeated the Miami Hurricanes.

1958 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
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

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Tennessee Tech
W 22–7
September 20Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 42–6[2]
September 26at Georgia Tech
L 3–1740,391[3]
October 4Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–2419,700[4]
October 11vs. Georgia
L 13–2816,023[5]
October 18VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 28–08,000[6]
October 25at Tennessee
W 10–023,700[7]
November 1Tampa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 43–017,083[8]
November 7at Miami (FL)
W 17–6
November 22at No. 12 Florida
L 7–2144,403[9]
December 13vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State
L 6–157,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

edit
  • QB Joe Majors, Jr.

References

edit
  1. ^ "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Renn's running paces 42–6 FSU rout of Furman". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seminoles scare Jackets, but Techsters win, 17–3". The Macon Telegraph. September 27, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FSU upsets Wake Forest 27–24". The Palm Beach Post. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia beef beats back gallany Seminoles, 28–13". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida State beats Virginia Tech, 28–0". The State. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Seminoles pounce on Vols 10–0". The Tennessean. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Just as good but didn't prove it, Ulmer says". St. Petersburg Times. November 23, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


 

This college football 1950s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

 

This Tallahassee, Florida-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1958_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team&oldid=1237509615"