1958 Cincinnati

6–⁠2–⁠2 (1–⁠1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by George Blackburn.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1958, game by game: won vs. Dayton 14–0; tied vs. Wichita State 16–16; lost vs. No. 19 Houston 13–34; won vs. Xavier 14–8; won at Pacific 12–6; lost vs. Oklahoma State 14–19; tied at North Texas 8–8; won vs. Tulsa 15–6; won at Marquette 15–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 18–7+15−21Won 14–0 vs. Dayton+14DaytonTied 16–16 vs. Wichita State0Wichita StateLost 13–34 vs. No. 19 Houston-21No. 19 HoustonWon 14–8 vs. Xavier+6XavierWon 12–6 at Pacific+6PacificLost 14–19 vs. Oklahoma State-5Oklahoma StateTied 8–8 at North Texas0North TexasWon 15–6 vs. Tulsa+9TulsaWon 15–0 at Marquette+15MarquetteWon 18–7 vs. Miami (OH)+11Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 18–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 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.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠104
Coach
George Blackburn
Elo
1535 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.1 No. 61 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Del Rosa

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 3Joe Morrison BNew York Giants

1958 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Texas2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Tulsa2–⁠27–⁠3
Houston2–⁠25–⁠4
Cincinnati1–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Wichita State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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