1958 The Citadel

4–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1958, game by game: lost vs. Newberry 0–16; lost vs. Davidson 6–8; lost at Wofford 6–18; won at Memphis 28–26; won at Furman 24–6; lost at Richmond 0–20; won vs. Presbyterian 38–0; won vs. VMI 14–6; lost at Georgia 0–76; lost vs. George Washington 14–20+38−76Lost 0–16 vs. Newberry-16NewberryLost 6–8 vs. Davidson-2DavidsonLost 6–18 at Wofford-12WoffordWon 28–26 at Memphis+2MemphisWon 24–6 at Furman+18FurmanLost 0–20 at Richmond-20RichmondWon 38–0 vs. Presbyterian+38PresbyterianWon 14–6 vs. VMI+8VMILost 0–76 at Georgia-76GeorgiaLost 14–20 vs. George Washington-6George Washingt…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to George Washington 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠196
Coach
Eddie Teague
Elo
1331 −76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.5 No. 95 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Dick ClevelandOGAP-2; UPI-1

Second team

  • Paul MaguireEUPI-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 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠04–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia Tech3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
George Washington3–⁠23–⁠5
VMI2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠43–⁠7
Davidson2–⁠35–⁠4
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
Furman1–⁠22–⁠7
William & Mary1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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