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1958 Vanderbilt

5–⁠2–⁠3 (2–⁠1–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Arthur Guepe.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1958, game by game: won at Missouri 12–8; won vs. Georgia 21–14; tied vs. Alabama 0–0; lost vs. No. 8 Clemson 7–12; tied at No. 18 Florida 6–6; won vs. Virginia 39–6; won at Miami 28–15; tied at Kentucky 0–0; won vs. Tulane 12–0; lost vs. Tennessee 6–10+33−5Won 12–8 at Missouri+4MissouriWon 21–14 vs. Georgia+7GeorgiaTied 0–0 vs. Alabama0AlabamaLost 7–12 vs. No. 8 Clemson-5No. 8 ClemsonTied 6–6 at No. 18 Florida0No. 18 FloridaWon 39–6 vs. Virginia+33VirginiaWon 28–15 at Miami+13MiamiTied 0–0 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 12–0 vs. Tulane+12TulaneLost 6–10 vs. Tennessee-4Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atMissouriW 12–⁠846%
Sep 27vsGeorgiaW 21–⁠1469%
Oct 4vsAlabamaT 0–⁠077%
Oct 11vs8ClemsonL 7–⁠1249%
Oct 18at18FloridaT 6–⁠633%
Oct 25vsVirginiaW 39–⁠676%
Oct 31atMiamiW 28–⁠1550%
Nov 8atKentuckyT 0–⁠055%
Nov 15vsTulaneW 12–⁠071%
Nov 29vsTennesseeL 6–⁠1073%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 10–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
  2. Wk 10: 14
  3. Wk 11: 15

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.

Consensus All-AmericanGeorge Deiderich, OG

Record
5–⁠2–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠3 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
131–⁠71
Coach
Arthur Guepe
Elo
1563 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.5 No. 28 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 3Jimmy Butler BChicago Cardinals
Rd 6Tom Redmond OTChicago Cardinals
Rd 7Ben Donnell CDetroit Lions

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

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.