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1958 Ole Miss

9–⁠2 (3–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1958, game by game: won at Memphis 17–0; won vs. No. 17 Kentucky 27–6; won at Trinity (Texas) 21–0; won at Tulane 19–8; won vs. Hardin Simmons 24–0; won at Arkansas 14–12; lost at No. 1 LSU 0–14; won vs. Houston 56–7; lost at Tennessee 16–18; won vs. Mississippi State 21–0; won vs. No. 14 Florida 7–3+49−14Won 17–0 at Memphis+17MemphisWon 27–6 vs. No. 17 Kentucky+21No. 17 KentuckyWon 21–0 at Trinity (Texas)+21Trinity (Texas)Won 19–8 at Tulane+11TulaneWon 24–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+24Hardin SimmonsWon 14–12 at Arkansas+2ArkansasLost 0–14 at No. 1 LSU-14No. 1 LSUWon 56–7 vs. Houston+49HoustonLost 16–18 at Tennessee-2TennesseeWon 21–0 vs. Mississippi State+21Mississippi Sta…Won 7–3 vs. No. 14 Florida+4No. 14 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atMemphisW 17–⁠080%
Sep 27vs17KentuckyW 27–⁠668%
Oct 4atTrinity (Texas)W 21–⁠086%
Oct 11atTulaneW 19–⁠877%
Oct 18vsHardin SimmonsW 24–⁠080%
Oct 25atArkansasW 14–⁠1279%
Nov 1at1LSUL 0–⁠1452%
Nov 8vsHoustonW 56–⁠773%
Nov 15atTennesseeL 16–⁠1874%
Nov 29vsMississippi StateW 21–⁠079%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs14FloridaGator BowlW 7–⁠362%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 7–⁠3 in the Gator Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 13
  11. Wk 11: 13
  12. Final: 11

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
9–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 6
Points
222–⁠68
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1709 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.3 No. 7 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Milton Crain and Kent Lovelace

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 5Don Churchwell OGBaltimore Colts

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Larry GranthamEAP-2; UPI-2
  • Bobby FranklinQBUPI-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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠011–⁠01
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠14
Ole Miss3–⁠29–⁠211
Vanderbilt2–⁠1–⁠35–⁠2–⁠3
Tennessee4–⁠34–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠114
Georgia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠6
Tulane1–⁠53–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠63–⁠6

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