1958 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army   –  8 –0 –1
No. 6 Air Force   –  9 –0 –2
No. 20 Rutgers   –  8 –1 –0
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 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Tom Nugent in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Seminole compiled a record of 7–4. Florida State was invited to the Bluegrass Bowl, where the Seminoles lost to Oklahoma State. 1958 was the beginning of the longstanding rivalry with the Florida Gators. The Gators won the first meeting by a score of 21–7.[1] This season also marked the first time the Seminoles defeated the Miami Hurricanes.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Tennessee Tech
W 22–7
September 20Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 42–6[2]
September 26at Georgia Tech
L 3–1740,391[3]
October 4Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–2419,700
October 11vs. Georgia
L 13–2816,023[4]
October 18VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 28–08,000
October 25at Tennessee
W 10–023,700[5]
November 1Tampa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 43–017,083[6]
November 7at Miami (FL)
W 17–6
November 22at No. 12 Florida
L 7–2144,403[7]
December 13vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State
L 6–157,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • QB Joe Majors, Jr.

References

  1. ↑ "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Renn's running paces 42–6 FSU rout of Furman". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Seminoles scare Jackets, but Techsters win, 17–3". The Macon Telegraph. September 27, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia beef beats back gallany Seminoles, 28–13". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Seminoles pounce on Vols 10–0". The Tennessean. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Just as good but didn't prove it, Ulmer says". St. Petersburg Times. November 23, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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