1958 Arizona

3–⁠7 (2–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1958, game by game: won vs. Utah State 7–6; lost vs. Iowa State 0–14; lost at Tulsa 0–34; lost vs. No. 19 Colorado 12–65; lost at New Mexico 13–33; lost vs. Idaho 16–24; won vs. West Texas 15–8; lost at Texas Tech 6–33; won at UTEP 14–12; lost vs. Arizona State 0–47+7−53Won 7–6 vs. Utah State+1Utah StateLost 0–14 vs. Iowa State-14Iowa StateLost 0–34 at Tulsa-34TulsaLost 12–65 vs. No. 19 Colorado-53No. 19 ColoradoLost 13–33 at New Mexico-20New MexicoLost 16–24 vs. Idaho-8IdahoWon 15–8 vs. West Texas+7West TexasLost 6–33 at Texas Tech-27Texas TechWon 14–12 at UTEP+2UTEPLost 0–47 vs. Arizona State-47Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 47–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1958.

Led the nationDave Hibbert: receptions (61 catches)

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠1 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
83–⁠276
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1293 −76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.8 No. 107 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ralph Hunsaker

1958 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons4–⁠06–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠17–⁠3
Arizona2–⁠13–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠34–⁠6
UTEP1–⁠42–⁠7
West Texas1–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.