1958 Florida State

7–⁠4, coached by Thomas Nugent.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1958, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 22–7; won vs. Furman 42–6; lost at Georgia Tech 3–17; won vs. Wake Forest 27–24; lost vs. Georgia 13–28; won vs. Virginia Tech 28–0; won at Tennessee 10–0; won vs. Tampa 43–0; won at Miami 17–6; lost at No. 12 Florida 7–21; lost vs. Oklahoma State 6–15+43−15Won 22–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+15Tennessee TechWon 42–6 vs. Furman+36FurmanLost 3–17 at Georgia Tech-14Georgia TechWon 27–24 vs. Wake Forest+3Wake ForestLost 13–28 vs. Georgia-15GeorgiaWon 28–0 vs. Virginia Tech+28Virginia TechWon 10–0 at Tennessee+10TennesseeWon 43–0 vs. Tampa+43TampaWon 17–6 at Miami+11MiamiLost 7–21 at No. 12 Florida-14No. 12 FloridaLost 6–15 vs. Oklahoma State-9Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsTennessee TechW 22–⁠792%
Sep 20vsFurmanW 42–⁠674%
Sep 26atGeorgia TechL 3–⁠1732%
Oct 4vsWake ForestW 27–⁠2460%
Oct 11vsGeorgiaL 13–⁠2856%
Oct 18vsVirginia TechW 28–⁠048%
Oct 25atTennesseeW 10–⁠026%
Nov 1vsTampaW 43–⁠091%
Nov 7atMiamiW 17–⁠648%
Nov 22at12FloridaL 7–⁠2135%
Dec 13vsOklahoma StateLiberty BowlL 6–⁠1541%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 15–⁠6 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 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
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠124
Coach
Thomas Nugent
Elo
1499 +54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.6 No. 38 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Vic Prinzi and Bobby Renn