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1958 LSU

11–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Paul Dietzel, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1958, game by game: won at Rice 26–6; won at Alabama 13–3; won vs. Hardin Simmons 20–6; won at Miami 41–0; won vs. Kentucky 32–7; won vs. Florida 10–7; won vs. No. 6 Ole Miss 14–0; won vs. Duke 50–18; won at Mississippi State 7–6; won at Tulane 62–0; won vs. No. 12 Clemson 7–0+62Won 26–6 at Rice+20RiceWon 13–3 at Alabama+10AlabamaWon 20–6 vs. Hardin Simmons+14Hardin SimmonsWon 41–0 at Miami+41MiamiWon 32–7 vs. Kentucky+25KentuckyWon 10–7 vs. Florida+3FloridaWon 14–0 vs. No. 6 Ole Miss+14No. 6 Ole MissWon 50–18 vs. Duke+32DukeWon 7–6 at Mississippi State+1Mississippi Sta…Won 62–0 at Tulane+62TulaneWon 7–0 vs. No. 12 Clemson+7No. 12 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atRiceW 26–⁠635%
Sep 27atAlabamaW 13–⁠361%
Oct 4vsHardin SimmonsW 20–⁠667%
Oct 10atMiamiW 41–⁠047%
Oct 18vsKentuckyW 32–⁠774%
Oct 25vsFloridaW 10–⁠764%
Nov 1vs6Ole MissW 14–⁠048%
Nov 8vsDukeW 50–⁠1876%
Nov 15atMississippi StateW 7–⁠667%
Nov 22atTulaneW 62–⁠074%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12ClemsonSugar BowlW 7–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 7–⁠0 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 15
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 4: 11
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 3
  6. Wk 7: 1
  7. Wk 8: 1
  8. Wk 9: 1
  9. Wk 10: 1
  10. Wk 11: 1
  11. Final: 1

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.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteBilly Cannon, third

Consensus All-AmericanBilly Cannon, RB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearPaul Dietzel, coach

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
282–⁠53
Coach
Paul Dietzel
Elo
1728 +225 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.3 No. 2 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Wing T

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Billy HendrixEAP-2; UPI-2
  • Charles StrangeOTAP-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 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.