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1958 Hardin Simmons

6–⁠5 (4–⁠0 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1958, game by game: won at Tulsa 14–0; lost at Baylor 7–14; lost at No. 13 LSU 6–20; won at Arizona State 14–6; lost at No. 8 Ole Miss 0–24; won vs. Wichita State 13–6; won at UTEP 14–6; lost at Arkansas 15–60; won vs. West Texas 26–6; won vs. New Mexico State 26–20; lost vs. Wyoming 6–14+20−45Won 14–0 at Tulsa+14TulsaLost 7–14 at Baylor-7BaylorLost 6–20 at No. 13 LSU-14No. 13 LSUWon 14–6 at Arizona State+8Arizona StateLost 0–24 at No. 8 Ole Miss-24No. 8 Ole MissWon 13–6 vs. Wichita State+7Wichita StateWon 14–6 at UTEP+8UTEPLost 15–60 at Arkansas-45ArkansasWon 26–6 vs. West Texas+20West TexasWon 26–20 vs. New Mexico State+6New Mexico StateLost 6–14 vs. Wyoming-8Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atTulsaW 14–⁠044%
Sep 27atBaylorL 7–⁠1436%
Oct 4at13LSUL 6–⁠2033%
Oct 11atArizona StateW 14–⁠625%
Oct 18at8Ole MissL 0–⁠2420%
Oct 25vsWichita StateW 13–⁠682%
Nov 1atUTEPW 14–⁠648%
Nov 8atArkansasL 15–⁠6052%
Nov 15vsWest TexasW 26–⁠681%
Nov 28vsNew Mexico StateW 26–⁠2083%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsWyomingSun BowlL 6–⁠1439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 14–⁠6 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠176
Coach
—
Elo
1489 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.8 No. 63 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1958 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons4–⁠06–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠17–⁠3
Arizona2–⁠13–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠34–⁠6
UTEP1–⁠42–⁠7
West Texas1–⁠41–⁠9

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