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1958 Wichita State

4–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1958, game by game: lost vs. Bowling Green 14–20; tied at Cincinnati 16–16; lost vs. Oklahoma State 12–43; lost at No. 19 Houston 0–44; lost at Hardin Simmons 6–13; won vs. Villanova 21–6; won vs. North Texas 15–13; won at Drake 32–8; won vs. George Washington 26–12; lost at Tulsa 6–25+24−44Lost 14–20 vs. Bowling Green-6Bowling GreenTied 16–16 at Cincinnati0CincinnatiLost 12–43 vs. Oklahoma State-31Oklahoma StateLost 0–44 at No. 19 Houston-44No. 19 HoustonLost 6–13 at Hardin Simmons-7Hardin SimmonsWon 21–6 vs. Villanova+15VillanovaWon 15–13 vs. North Texas+2North TexasWon 32–8 at Drake+24DrakeWon 26–12 vs. George Washington+14George Washingt…Lost 6–25 at Tulsa-19Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠2062%
Sep 27atCincinnatiT 16–⁠1622%
Oct 4vsOklahoma StateL 12–⁠4324%
Oct 11at19HoustonL 0–⁠4411%
Oct 25atHardin SimmonsL 6–⁠1318%
Nov 1vsVillanovaW 21–⁠632%
Nov 8vsNorth TexasW 15–⁠1338%
Nov 15atDrakeW 32–⁠849%
Nov 22vsGeorge WashingtonW 26–⁠1258%
Nov 27atTulsaL 6–⁠2526%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 25–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠200
Coach
—
Elo
1384 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 83 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1958 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Texas2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Tulsa2–⁠27–⁠3
Houston2–⁠25–⁠4
Cincinnati1–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Wichita State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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