1958 George Washington

3–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1958, game by game: lost at Detroit Mercy 6–21; won vs. Furman 11–8; lost vs. Richmond 6–26; won vs. William & Mary 7–0; lost at West Virginia 12–35; lost vs. Navy 8–28; lost at Wichita State 12–26; won at The Citadel 20–14+7−23Lost 6–21 at Detroit Mercy-15Detroit MercyWon 11–8 vs. Furman+3FurmanLost 6–26 vs. Richmond-20RichmondWon 7–0 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 12–35 at West Virginia-23West VirginiaLost 8–28 vs. Navy-20NavyLost 12–26 at Wichita State-14Wichita StateWon 20–14 at The Citadel+6The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠158
Coach
—
Elo
1376 −66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.6 No. 102 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Ed RutschOTAP-1; UPI-2
  • Bob FrullaOGAP-1; UPI-2

Second team

  • Ted ColnaBAP-2; 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 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.