1958 Army Cadets football team

1958 Army Cadets football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
1958 record	8–0–1
Head coach	Earl Blaik (18th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Air Force			–					9	–	0	–	2
No. 9 Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Oklahoma State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	1
Detroit			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	7	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the team finished with an undefeated 8–0–1 season.

The Cadets' offense scored 264 points, while the defense allowed 49 points. At season's end, the team was third in the national rankings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 27	No. 18 South Carolina	No. 8	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 45–8
October 4	Penn State	No. 5	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–0
October 11	at No. 4 Notre Dame	No. 3	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	W 14–2
October 18	Virginia	No. 1	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 35–6
October 25	at Pittsburgh	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	T 14–14
November 1	Colgate	No. 3	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 68–6
November 8	at Rice	No. 3	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–7
November 15	Villanova	No. 3	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–0
November 29	vs. Navy	No. 5	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry)	W 22–6
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Army–Navy Game

• The annual Army-Navy Game between the Black Knights of Army and the Midshipmen of the Naval Academy at Annapolis (Navy) is among the most storied rivalries in all of college sports. On November 29 in Philadelphia, Army beat Navy by a score of 22–6.

Personnel

1958 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Caldwell, JoeJoe Caldwell 5.0 !Jr HB Dawkins, PetePete Dawkins 7.0 !Sr G Novogratz, BobBob Novogratz	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Earl Blaik Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	OT
Army	6	0	8	0	14
Notre Dame	0	2	0	0	2

Army's last win versus Notre Dame to date.

Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT
Army	0	7	0	15	22
Navy	6	0	0	0	6

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bob Novagratz	Guard	24	288	Baltimore Colts

Awards and honors

• Pete Dawkins, Heisman Trophy
• Pete Dawkins, Maxwell Award

External links

• College Football Data Warehouse - Army (1955–1959)
• Sports Reference - 1958 Army football season