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1958 Army

8–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1958, game by game: won vs. No. 18 South Carolina 45–8; won vs. Penn State 26–0; won at No. 4 Notre Dame 14–2; won vs. Virginia 35–6; tied at Pittsburgh 14–14; won vs. Colgate 68–6; won at No. 13 Rice 14–7; won vs. Villanova 26–0; won vs. Navy 22–6+62Won 45–8 vs. No. 18 South Carolina+37No. 18 South CarolinaWon 26–0 vs. Penn State+26Penn StateWon 14–2 at No. 4 Notre Dame+12No. 4 Notre DameWon 35–6 vs. Virginia+29VirginiaTied 14–14 at Pittsburgh0PittsburghWon 68–6 vs. Colgate+62ColgateWon 14–7 at No. 13 Rice+7No. 13 RiceWon 26–0 vs. Villanova+26VillanovaWon 22–6 vs. Navy+16Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vs18South CarolinaW 45–⁠868%
Oct 4vsPenn StateW 26–⁠064%
Oct 11at4Notre DameW 14–⁠247%
Oct 18vsVirginiaW 35–⁠686%
Oct 25atPittsburghT 14–⁠1452%
Nov 1vsColgateW 68–⁠689%
Nov 8at13RiceW 14–⁠754%
Nov 15vsVillanovaW 26–⁠085%
Nov 29vsNavyW 22–⁠658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 22–⁠6; No. 3 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Final: 3

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.

Heisman TrophyPete Dawkins, RB; also the Maxwell

Consensus All-AmericanPete Dawkins, RB

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
264–⁠49
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1731 +138 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.4 No. 5 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Pete Dawkins