1958 Auburn
9–0–1 (6–0–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan, finished No. 4 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chattanooga 30–8Oct 4
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Tennessee | W 13–0 | 62% |
| Oct 4 | vs Chattanooga | W 30–8 | 97% |
| Oct 11 | at Kentucky | W 8–0 | 65% |
| Oct 18 | at Georgia Tech | T 7–7 | 54% |
| Oct 25 | vs Maryland | W 20–7 | 84% |
| Nov 1 | at Florida | W 6–5 | 57% |
| Nov 8 | vs Mississippi State | W 33–14 | 79% |
| Nov 15 | vs Georgia | W 21–6 | 81% |
| Nov 22 | vs Wake Forest | W 21–7 | 90% |
| Nov 29 | vs Alabama | W 14–8 | 79% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Alabama 14–8; No. 4 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 5
- Wk 2: 3
- Wk 3: 2
- Wk 4: 1
- Wk 5: 2
- Wk 6: 5
- Wk 7: 4
- Wk 8: 5
- Wk 9: 4
- Wk 10: 2
- Wk 11: 2
- Final: 4
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.
National championsa title the school claims
- Record
- 9–0–1
- Conference
- 6–0–1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- No. 4 peak No. 1
- Points
- 173–62
- Coach
- Ralph Jordan
- Elo
- 1729 +81 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 15.6 No. 13 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1959
The 1959 draft| Rd 1 | Jackie Burkett C | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 2 | Jerry Wilson E | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 4 | Zeke Smith OG | Baltimore Colts |
All-SEC
4 first teamFirst team
Jerry WilsonEAP-1; UPI-1- Cleve WesterOTAP-1; UPI-1
- Zeke SmithOGAP-1; UPI-1
- Jackie BurkettCAP-1; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 LSU | 6–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| Auburn | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | 4 |
 Ole Miss | 3–2 | 9–2 | 11 |
 Vanderbilt | 2–1–3 | 5–2–3 | |
| Tennessee | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Kentucky | 3–4–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Alabama | 3–4–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Florida | 2–3–1 | 6–4–1 | 14 |
| Georgia Tech | 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Georgia | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
 Tulane | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Mississippi State | 1–6 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.