
1958 Mississippi State
3–6 (1–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wade Walker. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 18 Florida 14–7Sep 27
Over the best-ranked team it beat, on the road.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at | W 14–7 | 36% |
| Oct 4 | at | L 8–13 | 40% |
| Oct 11 | vs | W 28–6 | 83% |
| Oct 18 | vs | W 38–0 | 94% |
| Oct 25 | vs | L 7–9 | 79% |
| Nov 1 | at | L 12–33 | 58% |
| Nov 8 | at | L 14–33 | 21% |
| Nov 15 | vs | L 6–7 | 33% |
| Nov 29 | at | L 0–21 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The tied 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Wk 2: 11
- Wk 3: 11
- Wk 6: 19
- Wk 10: 18
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
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–6 12th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 127–129
- Coach
- Wade Walker
- Elo
- 1497 −57 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.2 No. 40 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1959
The 1959 draft| Rd 1 | Billy Stacy S | Chicago Cardinals |
All-SEC
2 second teamSecond team
Jack BensonOGAP-2; UPI-2
Billy StacyQBAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–0 | 11–0 | 1 | |
| 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | 4 | |
| 3–2 | 9–2 | 11 | |
| 2–1–3 | 5–2–3 | ||
| 4–3 | 4–6 | ||
| 3–4–1 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 3–4–1 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 2–3–1 | 6–4–1 | 14 | |
| 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 2–4 | 4–6 | ||
| 1–5 | 3–7 | ||
| 1–6 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.