1958 Army Cadets football team

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1958 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainPete Dawkins
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1958 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army – 8–0–1
No. 9 Syracuse – 8–2–0
Boston College – 7–3–0
Holy Cross – 6–3–0
Penn State – 6–3–1
Villanova – 6–4–0
Pittsburgh – 5–4–1
Boston University – 4–5–0
Colgate – 1–8–0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1958 college 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27No. 18 South CarolinaNo. 8
W 45–816,250–20,000[1]
October 4Penn StateNo. 5
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–027,250[2]
October 11at No. 4 Notre DameNo. 3
W 14–260,564[3]
October 18VirginiadaggerNo. 1
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 35–627,250[4]
October 25at PittsburghNo. 1
NBCT 14–1450,287[5]
November 1ColgateNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 68–624,750[6]
November 8at No. 13 RiceNo. 3
W 14–769,000[7]
November 15VillanovaNo. 3
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–027,250[8]
November 291:15 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 5
NBCW 22–6102,000[9]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

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

Army's last win versus Notre Dame to date.

In the annual Army–Navy Game, on November 29 in Philadelphia, Army beat Navy by a score of 22–6.[9]

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

Roster

1958 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Joe Caldwell Jr
HB Pete Dawkins Sr
G Bob Novogratz
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Awards and honors

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Bob NovagratzGuard24288Baltimore Colts

    [12]

    References

    1. "Army routs South Carolina, 45–8; Dawkins get 4 TDs". The Sunday Home News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Army wins 26–0 over Penn State". Grand Forks Herald. October 5, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Army uses speed to trim Notre Dame, 14 to 2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Army rolls in second half to flip Virginia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. Chester Smith (October 26, 1928). "50,287 See Cats Erase Cadet Lead". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. Strauss, Michael (November 2, 1958). "Army Topples Colgate to Worst Setback in Football Rivalry Since 1903". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
    7. "Late pass by Army topples Rice, 14–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. "Army '11' blanks Villanova, 26–0". The La Crosse Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
    10. "Schedule/Results (1958 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
    11. "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
    12. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.