The 1958 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–2 in the SoCon).[1]
| 1958 George Washington Colonials football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (3–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Detroit* | L 6–21 | 19,271 | [2] | |
| October 3 | Furman | W 11–8 | 4,500 | [3] | |
| October 17 | Richmond |
| L 6–26 | 3,500 | [4] |
| October 24 | William & Mary |
| W 7–0 | 8,000 | [5] |
| November 1 | at West Virginia | L 12–35 | 13,000 | [6] | |
| November 15 | Navy* |
| L 8–28 | 12,000 | [7] |
| November 22 | at Wichita* | L 12–26 | [8] | ||
| November 29 | at The Citadel | W 20–14 | 7,600 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1958 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Titans Survive Scare, 21-6". Detroit Free Press. September 20, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late field goal pushes G.W. over Hurricane, 11–8". The Greenville News. October 4, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders turn back GW, 26–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 18, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonials trip W&M". Daily Press. October 25, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU pads SC win streak". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita jumps on GW, 26–12". The Manhattan Mercury. November 23, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel drops 20 to 14 game". The Times and Democrat. November 30, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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