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1958 TCU

8–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1958, game by game: won at Kansas 42–0; lost at Iowa 0–17; won vs. Arkansas 12–7; won vs. Texas Tech 26–0; won at Texas A&M 24–8; won vs. Baylor 22–0; won vs. Marquette 36–8; won vs. Texas 22–8; won at Rice 21–10; lost at SMU 13–20; tied vs. No. 8 Air Force 0–0+42−17Won 42–0 at Kansas+42KansasLost 0–17 at Iowa-17IowaWon 12–7 vs. Arkansas+5ArkansasWon 26–0 vs. Texas Tech+26Texas TechWon 24–8 at Texas A&M+16Texas A&MWon 22–0 vs. Baylor+22BaylorWon 36–8 vs. Marquette+28MarquetteWon 22–8 vs. Texas+14TexasWon 21–10 at Rice+11RiceLost 13–20 at SMU-7SMUTied 0–0 vs. No. 8 Air Force0No. 8 Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atKansasW 42–⁠055%
Sep 27atIowaL 0–⁠1736%
Oct 4vsArkansasW 12–⁠770%
Oct 11vsTexas TechW 26–⁠073%
Oct 18atTexas A&MW 24–⁠839%
Nov 1vsBaylorW 22–⁠071%
Nov 8vsMarquetteW 36–⁠889%
Nov 15vsTexasW 22–⁠873%
Nov 22atRiceW 21–⁠1059%
Nov 29atSMUL 13–⁠2059%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8Air ForceCotton BowlT 0–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Air Force 0–⁠0 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 5: 20
  4. Wk 6: 16
  5. Wk 7: 18
  6. Wk 8: 11
  7. Wk 9: 9
  8. Wk 10: 7
  9. Wk 11: 7
  10. Final: 10

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.

Southwest Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 6
Points
218–⁠78
Coach
Abe Martin
Elo
1659 +106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.9 No. 9 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Meyer spread

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Sherrill HeadrickOGAP-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 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.