1958_small_college_football_rankings
The 1958 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1958 college football season, including the 1958 NCAA College Division football season and the 1958 NAIA football season. The rankings were prepared and published the United Press International (UPI). It was the first year that the UPI compiled small-college rankings. The Associated Press (AP) did not begin publishing small-college rankings until 1960.
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No. 1: Mississippi Southern | |
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The UPI's small-college rankings for 1957 were based on voting by the UPI's board of coaches. Mississippi Southern compiled a perfect 9–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final UPI small-college rankings. The Miami Redskins were ranked second.
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More information Week 1 Sept 25, Week 2 Oct 2 ...
| Week 1 Sept 25[1] | Week 2 Oct 2[2] | Week 3 Oct 9[3] | Week 4 Oct 16[4] | Week 5 Oct 23[5] | Week 6 Oct 30[6] | Week 7 Nov 6[7] | Week 8 Nov 13[8] | Week 9 Nov 20[9] | Week 10 Nov 28[10] | Week 11 Dec 4[11] | ||
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| 1. | Mississippi Southern (9) | Mississippi Southern (2–0) (12) | Mississippi Southern (3–0) (18) | Mississippi Southern (4–0) (23) | Mississippi Southern (4–0) (25) | Mississippi Southern (5–0) (34) | Mississippi Southern (6–0) (31) | Mississippi Southern (7–0) (34) | Mississippi Southern (8–0) (33) | Mississippi Southern (8–0) (32) | Mississippi Southern (9–0) (36) | 1. |
| 2. | Connecticut (3) | Ohio (2–0) (2) | East Texas State (3–0) (2) | Connecticut (3–1) (1) | Connecticut (4–1) (4) | Montana State (6–0) | Montana State (7–0) (1) | Miami (OH) (5–2) (1) | Miami (OH) (5–2) (1) | Miami (OH) (6–2) (1) | Miami (OH) (6–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Idaho State (4) | Idaho State (1–0) (3) | Idaho State (2–0) (2) | Chattanooga (3–1) | Bowling Green (5–0) (2) | Miami (OH) (3–2) | Miami (OH) (4–2) (2) | Chattanooga (5–3) (1) | Arizona State College (9–0) (2) | Northeastern State (9–0) (1) | Arizona State College (10–0) (2) | 3. |
| 4. | Chattanooga (1) | Chattanooga (2–0) (2) | Connecticut (2–1) (3) | Idaho State (3–0) | Chattanooga (4–1) | East Texas State (5–1) | Northeastern State (8–0) (5) | East Texas State (7–1) | Northeastern State (9–0) (1) | East Texas State (9–1) (1) | Northeastern State (9–0) (1) | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio (2) [note 1] | Miami (OH) (1–0) (4) | Chattanooga (2–1) (2) | Bowling Green (4–0) (4) | Montana State (5–0) | Northeastern State (7–0) (1) | East Texas State (6–1) | Northeastern State (8–0) | Montana State (8–1) | Arizona State College (10–0) (2) | East Texas State (9–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Wittenberg (1) | Lehigh (1–0) (2) | Kent State (3–0) (1) | Miami (OH) (2–1) (1) | Miami (OH) (3–1) | Bowling Green (5–1) (1) | Arizona State College (8–0) (1) | Arizona State College (8–0) (3) | East Texas State (8–1) | Montana State (8–1) | Montana State (8–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Hillsdale (1) | East Texas State (2–0) | Bowling Green (3–0) (3) | Montana State (4–0) | Butler (5–0) | Wheaton (IL) (6–0) (1) | Wheaton (IL) (7–0) | Montana State (7–1) (1) | Chattanooga (5–4) | Chattanooga (5–4) | Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) | 7. |
| 8. | Middle Tennessee (2) т | Connecticut (1–1) | Butler (3–0) (1) | East Texas State (3–1) | Central Michigan (6–0) | Chattanooga (4–2) | St. Benedict's (8–0) | Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) | Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) | Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1) | Chattanooga (5–5) | 8. |
| 9. | East Texas State (1) т | Montana State (2–0) | Central Michigan (4–0) (2) | Butler (4–0) (1) | Northeastern State (6–0) | Arizona State College (7–0) (3) | Connecticut (5–2) | St. Benedict's (9–0) (1) | St. Benedict's (10–0) (1) | Buffalo (8–1) (2) т | St. Benedict's | 9. |
| 10. | Ripon т | Butler (2–0) (2) | Montana State (3–0) | Cal Poly (4–0) | Wheaton (IL) (5–0) | Connecticut (4–2) (1) | Willamette (7–0) | Connecticut (6–2) | Connecticut (7–2) | St. Benedict's (10–0) т | Buffalo (8–1) (2) | 10. |
| 11. | Cal Poly[note 2] | Cal Poly (2) | Ohio (1) | Middle Tennessee | East Texas State | St. Benedict's (1) | Chattanooga | Kearney State | Buffalo (2) | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee (1) | 11. |
| 12. | Bowling Green | Middle Tennessee | Cal Poly (1) | Central Michigan (2) | St. Benedict's | Memphis State | Kent State | Bowling Green | Cal Poly | Cal Poly т | Connecticut | 12. |
| 13. | Maine | Central Michigan (1) | Miami (OH) т | Ohio | Amherst | Amherst (1) | Memphis State т | Cal Poly | Middle Tennessee | Connecticut т | Gustavus Adolphus | 13. |
| 14. | Montana State | Kent State | Delaware т | Northeastern State (2) | Idaho State | Delaware | Kearney State т | Willamette | Kearney | Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 14. |
| 15. | Delaware | Juniata т | Lehigh т | Wheaton (IL) (2) т | Arizona State College [note 3] | Willamette | Buffalo | Middle Tennessee | Rochester т | Gustavus Adolphus | Cal Poly | 15. |
| 16. | Lenoir–Rhyne т | Bowling Green т | Middle Tennessee | Maine т | Willamette | Central Michigan | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Bowling Green т | Kearney | Wittenberg т | 16. |
| 17. | Butler т | Memphis State т | Iowa State Teachers | Juniata (1) | Lamar Tech | Lafayette | Lafayette | Rochester | Missouri Valley | West Chester | West Chester т | 17. |
| 18. | Miami (OH) т | Maine т | Florida A&M | St. Benedict's | Cal Poly | Cal Poly | Cal Poly | Gustavus Adolphus т | Sewanee | Memphis State | Memphis State | 18. |
| 19. | Pittsburg State т [note 4] | Wittenberg т | Northeastern State | Amherst (1) | Juniata | Kent State | West Chester | Memphis State т | West Chester т | Sewanee т | Rochester | 19. |
| 20. | Northeastern State[note 5] | Hofstra т | Memphis State т | Louisiana Tech т | Middle Tennessee | Buffalo (1) т | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Memphis State т | Wittenberg т | Kearney | 20. |
| 21. | Louisville т | Wittenberg т | Kent State т | Williams т | 21. | |||||||
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The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1958 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.
The rankings were published on December 20:[23]
- 1. Prairie View A&M (10–0–1)
- 2. Southern (8–2)
- 3. Florida A&M (7–2)
- 4. North Carolina A&T (7–2)
- 5. Lincoln (MO) (8–1)
- 6. South Carolina State (7–2)
- 7. North Carolina College (7–2)
- 8. Jackson State (6–2–1)
- 9. Bishop (9–1)
- 10. Grambling (6–3)
- 11. Texas Southern (5–5)
- 12. Texas College (5–4)
- 13. Alabama State (6–2)
- 14. Tennessee A&I (4–4)
- 15. Morgan State (5–3)
The Associated Negro Press also published rankings on December 27:[24]
- 1. Prairie View A&M (10–0–1)
- 2. Southern (8–2)
- 3. Florida A&M (7–2)
- 4. Lincoln (MO) (8–1)
- 5. Texas Southern (5–5)
- 6. Grambling (6–3)
- 7. Jackson State (6–2–1)
- 8. Tennessee A&I (4–4)
- 9. North Carolina A&T (7–2)
- 10. North Carolina College (7–2)
- 11. South Carolina State (7–2)
- 12. Wiley (5–5)
- 13. Morgan State (5–3)
- In the actual printed polls, Ohio was listed as Ohio University on 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, & 10/16
- In the actual printed polls, Cal Poly was listed as Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo on 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/19, & 11/28
- In the actual printed polls, Arizona State College was listed as Arizona (Flagstaff) State on 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, & 11/19
- In the actual printed polls, Pittsburg State was listed as Pittsburg (Kansas) on 9/25
- In the actual printed polls, Northeastern State was listed as Northeastern Oklahoma on 9/25, 10/9, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/19, 11/28 & 12/4
- "'Jacks Win Game, Poly Gets Rating". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. September 25, 1958. p. 21. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Wright (October 2, 1958). "Miss. South. Leads Poll". The Bristol Daily Courier. Bristol, Pennsylvania. p. 5C. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippi Southern Is Top Small College". Appeal Democrat. Marysville, California. October 9, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Wright (October 16, 1958). "UPI Ranks La. Tech 20th Among Smaller US Colleges". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. Ten. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Willamette Rated 16th In UP Poll". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 23, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flagstaff Zooms To 9th In UPI Poll". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. October 30, 1958. p. 47. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miami Places Third In Football Poll". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 6, 1958. p. 3E. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Wright (November 13, 1958). "Mississippi Southern, Miami Head Small College UPI Poll". The Daily Republican. Monongahela, Pennsylvania. p. Two. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bobcats Fifth in Latest Small College Football Poll". The Daily Inter Lake. Kalispell, Montana. November 19, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grid Powers". Lead Daily Call. Lead, South Dakota. November 28, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners Top Rankings". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. December 4, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Jacks Win Game, Poly Gets Rating". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. September 25, 1958. p. 21. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Wright (October 2, 1958). "Miss. South. Leads Poll". The Bristol Daily Courier. Bristol, Pennsylvania. p. 5C. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippi Southern Is Top Small College". Appeal Democrat. Marysville, California. October 9, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Wright (October 16, 1958). "UPI Ranks La. Tech 20th Among Smaller US Colleges". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. Ten. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Willamette Rated 16th In UP Poll". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 23, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flagstaff Zooms To 9th In UPI Poll". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. October 30, 1958. p. 47. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miami Places Third In Football Poll". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 6, 1958. p. 3E. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Wright (November 13, 1958). "Mississippi Southern, Miami Head Small College UPI Poll". The Daily Republican. Monongahela, Pennsylvania. p. Two. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bobcats Fifth in Latest Small College Football Poll". The Daily Inter Lake. Kalispell, Montana. November 19, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grid Powers". Lead Daily Call. Lead, South Dakota. November 28, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners Top Rankings". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. December 4, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Top '58 teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 20, 1958. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- Luix Virgil Overbea (December 27, 1958). "Prairie View, Southern, Florida placed 1,2,3 in grid rankings". The Black Dispatch (p. 9).
