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1958 Maryland

4–⁠6 (3–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tommy Mont.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1958, game by game: lost at Wake Forest 0–34; won at NC State 21–6; lost vs. No. 10 Clemson 0–8; lost vs. Texas A&M 10–14; lost at North Carolina 0–27; lost at No. 5 Auburn 7–20; won vs. South Carolina 10–6; lost vs. Navy 14–40; won at Miami 26–14; won at Virginia 44–6+38−34Lost 0–34 at Wake Forest-34Wake ForestWon 21–6 at NC State+15NC StateLost 0–8 vs. No. 10 Clemson-8No. 10 ClemsonLost 10–14 vs. Texas A&M-4Texas A&MLost 0–27 at North Carolina-27North CarolinaLost 7–20 at No. 5 Auburn-13No. 5 AuburnWon 10–6 vs. South Carolina+4South CarolinaLost 14–40 vs. Navy-26NavyWon 26–14 at Miami+12MiamiWon 44–6 at Virginia+38Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atWake ForestL 0–⁠3463%
Sep 27atNC StateW 21–⁠628%
Oct 4vs10ClemsonL 0–⁠846%
Oct 11vsTexas A&ML 10–⁠1442%
Oct 18atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2739%
Oct 25at5AuburnL 7–⁠2016%
Nov 1vsSouth CarolinaW 10–⁠645%
Nov 8vsNavyL 14–⁠4029%
Nov 14atMiamiW 26–⁠1443%
Nov 22atVirginiaW 44–⁠662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 44–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠3 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
132–⁠175
Coach
Tommy Mont
Elo
1501 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.0 No. 65 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Split-T

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 6Fred Cole OGChicago Bears

All-ACC

2 first team, 1 second team

First 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠18–⁠312
South Carolina5–⁠27–⁠315
Duke3–⁠25–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Maryland3–⁠34–⁠6
Wake Forest2–⁠43–⁠7
NC State2–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia1–⁠51–⁠9

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