1958 Nebraska
3–7 (1–5 Big Eight), coached by William Jennings. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 14 Pittsburgh 14–6Nov 15
Pittsburgh was ranked No. 14, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Penn State | W 14–7 | 33% |
| Sep 27 | at Purdue | L 0–28 | 26% |
| Oct 4 | vs Iowa State | W 7–6 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | vs Kansas State | L 6–23 | 57% |
| Oct 18 | at Syracuse | L 0–38 | 16% |
| Oct 25 | at 12Colorado | L 16–27 | 12% |
| Nov 1 | vs Missouri | L 0–31 | 39% |
| Nov 8 | at Kansas | L 7–29 | 27% |
| Nov 15 | vs 14Pittsburgh | W 14–6 | 21% |
| Nov 22 | at 4Oklahoma | L 7–40 | 6% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 40–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 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
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–5 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 71–235
- Coach
- William Jennings
- Elo
- 1356 −35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.2 No. 84 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Seven
2 second teamSecond team
Dick McCashlandBAP-2- Donald FrickeCAP-2; 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 Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Missouri | 4–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Colorado | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Nebraska | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 0–6 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.