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1958 Florida

6–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Woodruff, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1958, game by game: won vs. Tulane 34–14; lost vs. No. 11 Mississippi State 7–14; won at UCLA 21–14; tied vs. Vanderbilt 6–6; lost at No. 3 LSU 7–10; lost vs. No. 4 Auburn 5–6; won vs. Georgia 7–6; won vs. Arkansas State 51–7; won vs. Florida State 21–7; won vs. Miami 12–9; lost vs. No. 13 Ole Miss 3–7+44−7Won 34–14 vs. Tulane+20TulaneLost 7–14 vs. No. 11 Mississippi State-7No. 11 Mississippi Sta…Won 21–14 at UCLA+7UCLATied 6–6 vs. Vanderbilt0VanderbiltLost 7–10 at No. 3 LSU-3No. 3 LSULost 5–6 vs. No. 4 Auburn-1No. 4 AuburnWon 7–6 vs. Georgia+1GeorgiaWon 51–7 vs. Arkansas State+44Arkansas StateWon 21–7 vs. Florida State+14Florida StateWon 12–9 vs. Miami+3MiamiLost 3–7 vs. No. 13 Ole Miss-4No. 13 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsTulaneW 34–⁠1475%
Sep 27vs11Mississippi StateL 7–⁠1465%
Oct 10atUCLAW 21–⁠1445%
Oct 18vsVanderbiltT 6–⁠667%
Oct 25at3LSUL 7–⁠1036%
Nov 1vs4AuburnL 5–⁠643%
Nov 8vsGeorgiaW 7–⁠667%
Nov 15vsArkansas StateW 51–⁠795%
Nov 22vsFlorida StateW 21–⁠765%
Nov 29vsMiamiW 12–⁠982%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs13Ole MissGator BowlL 3–⁠738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 7–⁠3 in the Gator Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
  2. Wk 5: 18
  3. Wk 8: 19
  4. Wk 9: 18
  5. Wk 10: 12
  6. Wk 11: 14
  7. Final: 14
Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 12
Points
174–⁠100
Coach
Bob Woodruff
Elo
1597 +9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.5 No. 17 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

  • Don FlemingEAP-1; UPI-1
  • Vel HeckmanOTAP-1; UPI-1

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠011–⁠01
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠14
Ole Miss3–⁠29–⁠211
Vanderbilt2–⁠1–⁠35–⁠2–⁠3
Tennessee4–⁠34–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠114
Georgia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠6
Tulane1–⁠53–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠63–⁠6

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