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1958 Davidson

5–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1958, game by game: lost at Catawba 17–22; won at The Citadel 8–6; won at Presbyterian 7–6; won vs. Carson Newman 41–12; lost vs. VMI 7–42; won at Wofford 21–20; won at William & Mary 16–7; lost vs. Richmond 22–27; lost at Furman 20–22+29−35Lost 17–22 at Catawba-5CatawbaWon 8–6 at The Citadel+2The CitadelWon 7–6 at Presbyterian+1PresbyterianWon 41–12 vs. Carson Newman+29Carson NewmanLost 7–42 vs. VMI-35VMIWon 21–20 at Wofford+1WoffordWon 16–7 at William & Mary+9William & MaryLost 22–27 vs. Richmond-5RichmondLost 20–22 at Furman-2Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atCatawbaL 17–⁠2251%
Oct 4atThe CitadelW 8–⁠624%
Oct 11atPresbyterianW 7–⁠650%
Oct 18vsCarson NewmanW 41–⁠1264%
Oct 25vsVMIL 7–⁠4219%
Nov 1atWoffordW 21–⁠2040%
Nov 8atWilliam & MaryW 16–⁠726%
Nov 15vsRichmondL 22–⁠2743%
Nov 22atFurmanL 20–⁠2248%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 22–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠164
Coach
—
Elo
1266 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.3 No. 99 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 second team

Second team

  • Charlie BensonBAP-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 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠04–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia Tech3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
George Washington3–⁠23–⁠5
VMI2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠43–⁠7
Davidson2–⁠35–⁠4
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
Furman1–⁠22–⁠7
William & Mary1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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