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1958 Virginia Tech

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Moseley.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1958, game by game: won vs. West Texas 28–12; lost at Wake Forest 6–13; won vs. William & Mary 27–15; won vs. Virginia 22–13; lost at Florida State 0–28; lost vs. West Virginia 20–21; tied at NC State 14–14; won vs. Richmond 27–23; lost at Southern Miss 0–41; won vs. VMI 21–16+16−41Won 28–12 vs. West Texas+16West TexasLost 6–13 at Wake Forest-7Wake ForestWon 27–15 vs. William & Mary+12William & MaryWon 22–13 vs. Virginia+9VirginiaLost 0–28 at Florida State-28Florida StateLost 20–21 vs. West Virginia-1West VirginiaTied 14–14 at NC State0NC StateWon 27–23 vs. Richmond+4RichmondLost 0–41 at Southern Miss-41Southern MissWon 21–16 vs. VMI+5VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsWest TexasW 28–⁠1250%
Sep 27atWake ForestL 6–⁠1354%
Oct 4vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠1566%
Oct 11vsVirginiaW 22–⁠1368%
Oct 18atFlorida StateL 0–⁠2853%
Oct 25vsWest VirginiaL 20–⁠2150%
Nov 1atNC StateT 14–⁠1438%
Nov 8vsRichmondW 27–⁠2365%
Nov 15atSouthern MissL 0–⁠4141%
Nov 27vsVMIW 21–⁠1635%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠196
Coach
Frank Moseley
Elo
1467 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.5 No. 78 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jim BurksOTAP-2
  • Mike ZenoOTUPI-2
  • Nick MihalasCAP-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 Southern Conference standings

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.