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1958 Oklahoma State

8–⁠3, coached by Cliff Speegle, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1958, game by game: won at Denver 31–14; won vs. North Texas 21–14; won at Wichita State 43–12; lost at Tulsa 16–24; won at No. 15 Houston 7–0; won at Cincinnati 19–14; lost vs. No. 13 Air Force 29–33; won vs. Kansas State 14–7; won vs. Kansas 6–3; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 0–7; won vs. Florida State 15–6+31−8Won 31–14 at Denver+17DenverWon 21–14 vs. North Texas+7North TexasWon 43–12 at Wichita State+31Wichita StateLost 16–24 at Tulsa-8TulsaWon 7–0 at No. 15 Houston+7No. 15 HoustonWon 19–14 at Cincinnati+5CincinnatiLost 29–33 vs. No. 13 Air Force-4No. 13 Air ForceWon 14–7 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateWon 6–3 vs. Kansas+3KansasLost 0–7 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-7No. 3 OklahomaWon 15–6 vs. Florida State+9Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atDenverW 31–⁠1448%
Sep 27vsNorth TexasW 21–⁠1478%
Oct 4atWichita StateW 43–⁠1276%
Oct 11atTulsaL 16–⁠2456%
Oct 18at15HoustonW 7–⁠034%
Oct 25atCincinnatiW 19–⁠1457%
Nov 1vs13Air ForceL 29–⁠3376%
Nov 8vsKansas StateW 14–⁠781%
Nov 15vsKansasW 6–⁠373%
Nov 29vs3OklahomaL 0–⁠732%
Dec 13Bowls & playoffvsFlorida StateLiberty BowlW 15–⁠659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida State 15–⁠6 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 19

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
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
201–⁠134
Coach
Cliff Speegle
Elo
1600 +66 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.0 No. 26 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 4Jim Wood EWashington Redskins