1958 Indiana

5–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Phil Dickens.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1958, game by game: lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 0–18; won vs. West Virginia 13–12; lost at No. 17 Iowa 13–34; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 8–49; won vs. Miami (OH) 12–7; won vs. Minnesota 6–0; won vs. Michigan State 6–0; won at Michigan 8–6; tied at No. 8 Purdue 15–15+7−41Lost 0–18 at No. 5 Notre Dame-18No. 5 Notre DameWon 13–12 vs. West Virginia+1West VirginiaLost 13–34 at No. 17 Iowa-21No. 17 IowaLost 8–49 at No. 3 Ohio State-41No. 3 Ohio StateWon 12–7 vs. Miami (OH)+5Miami (OH)Won 6–0 vs. Minnesota+6MinnesotaWon 6–0 vs. Michigan State+6Michigan StateWon 8–6 at Michigan+2MichiganTied 15–15 at No. 8 Purdue0No. 8 Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Purdue 15–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
81–⁠141
Coach
Phil Dickens
Elo
1463 +74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.5 No. 45 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Mike Rabold
Most valuable player
Mike Rabold

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 2Mike Rabold OTDetroit Lions

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1958 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠12
Wisconsin5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠17
Ohio State4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠28
Purdue3–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠213
Indiana3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠34–⁠5
Northwestern3–⁠45–⁠4
Michigan1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠61–⁠8
Michigan State0–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1

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