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1958 SMU

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Bill Meek, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1958, game by game: lost at No. 1 Ohio State 20–23; lost vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 6–14; won at Missouri 32–19; lost vs. Rice 7–13; won vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech 20–0; won at No. 16 Texas 26–10; won vs. Texas A&M 33–0; lost at Arkansas 6–13; won vs. Baylor 33–29; won vs. No. 7 TCU 20–13+33−8Lost 20–23 at No. 1 Ohio State-3No. 1 Ohio StateLost 6–14 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame-8No. 7 Notre DameWon 32–19 at Missouri+13MissouriLost 7–13 vs. Rice-6RiceWon 20–0 vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech+20No. 17 Georgia TechWon 26–10 at No. 16 Texas+16No. 16 TexasWon 33–0 vs. Texas A&M+33Texas A&MLost 6–13 at Arkansas-7ArkansasWon 33–29 vs. Baylor+4BaylorWon 20–13 vs. No. 7 TCU+7No. 7 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27at1Ohio StateL 20–⁠2322%
Oct 4vs7Notre DameL 6–⁠1443%
Oct 11atMissouriW 32–⁠1941%
Oct 18vsRiceL 7–⁠1350%
Oct 25vs17Georgia TechW 20–⁠040%
Nov 1at16TexasW 26–⁠1037%
Nov 8vsTexas A&MW 33–⁠058%
Nov 15atArkansasL 6–⁠1354%
Nov 22vsBaylorW 33–⁠2967%
Nov 29vs7TCUW 20–⁠1341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 20–⁠13; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 8: 20
  7. Wk 9: 15
  8. Final: 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
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 15
Points
203–⁠134
Coach
Bill Meek
Elo
1593 +105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.0 No. 11 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tom Koening

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 2Dave Sherer EBaltimore Colts

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Tirey WilemonBAP-2
  • Glynn GregoryBUPI-2
  • Max ChristianCUPI-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 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU5–⁠18–⁠2–⁠110
SMU4–⁠26–⁠418
Rice4–⁠25–⁠5
Texas3–⁠37–⁠3
Arkansas2–⁠44–⁠6
Texas A&M2–⁠44–⁠6
Baylor1–⁠53–⁠7

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