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1958 USC

4–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Don Clark.

Schedule and results

USC in 1958, game by game: won vs. No. 12 Oregon State 21–0; lost at Michigan 19–20; lost vs. North Carolina 7–8; lost at No. 15 Oregon 0–25; lost vs. California 12–14; won at Washington State 14–6; won at Stanford 29–6; won vs. Washington 21–6; tied at UCLA 15–15; lost vs. No. 18 Notre Dame 13–20+23−25Won 21–0 vs. No. 12 Oregon State+21No. 12 Oregon StateLost 19–20 at Michigan-1MichiganLost 7–8 vs. North Carolina-1North CarolinaLost 0–25 at No. 15 Oregon-25No. 15 OregonLost 12–14 vs. California-2CaliforniaWon 14–6 at Washington State+8Washington StateWon 29–6 at Stanford+23StanfordWon 21–6 vs. Washington+15WashingtonTied 15–15 at UCLA0UCLALost 13–20 vs. No. 18 Notre Dame-7No. 18 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vs12Oregon StateW 21–⁠039%
Sep 27atMichiganL 19–⁠2030%
Oct 3vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠860%
Oct 11at15OregonL 0–⁠2531%
Oct 18vsCaliforniaL 12–⁠1458%
Oct 25atWashington StateW 14–⁠629%
Nov 1atStanfordW 29–⁠647%
Nov 8vsWashingtonW 21–⁠666%
Nov 22atUCLAT 15–⁠1546%
Nov 29vs18Notre DameL 13–⁠2048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

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
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠120
Coach
Don Clark
Elo
1511 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.2 No. 32 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 4Monte Clark OTSan Francisco 49ers

All-Pacific Coast

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Don BufordRBCoaches-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 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California6–⁠17–⁠416
Washington State6–⁠27–⁠3
USC4–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Oregon State5–⁠36–⁠4
Oregon4–⁠44–⁠6
UCLA2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠52–⁠8
Washington1–⁠63–⁠7
Idaho0–⁠34–⁠5

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