1958 Michigan State
3–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten), coached by Duffy Daugherty. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 10 Pittsburgh 22–8Oct 11
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs California | W 32–12 | 85% |
| Oct 4 | vs 16Michigan | T 12–12 | 68% |
| Oct 11 | vs 10Pittsburgh | W 22–8 | 65% |
| Oct 18 | at Purdue | L 6–14 | 56% |
| Oct 25 | at Illinois | L 0–16 | 64% |
| Nov 1 | vs 8Wisconsin | L 7–9 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | at Indiana | L 0–6 | 68% |
| Nov 15 | at Minnesota | L 12–39 | 67% |
| Nov 22 | vs Kansas State | W 26–7 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 26–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 4
- Wk 2: 4
- Wk 3: 4
- Wk 4: 9
- Wk 5: 5
- Wk 6: 20
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
- 3–5–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 4
- Points
- 117–123
- Coach
- Duffy Daugherty
- Elo
- 1538 −116 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.4 No. 31 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Sam Williams
- Most valuable player
- Sam Williams
Drafted in 1959
The 1959 draft| Rd 3 | Fran O’Brien OT | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 4 | Blanche Martin B | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 5 | Ellison Kelly OG | New York Giants |
| Rd 6 | Palmer Pyle OT | Baltimore Colts |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Sam WilliamsEAP-2; UPI-1
Ellison KellyOGUPI-1
Second team
- Dean LookRBAP-3; 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 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 7 |
 Ohio State | 4–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 8 |
| Purdue | 3–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 13 |
| Indiana | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
 Northwestern | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–6 | 1–8 | |
| Michigan State | 0–5–1 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.