1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football

SoCon champion

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 4–5–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Art Lewis (9th season)

Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1957

1959 ->

1958 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
West Virginia $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
VPI | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
George Washington | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
VMI | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Richmond | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
The Citadel | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Davidson | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Furman | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
William & Mary | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1958 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the fifth time in six seasons.

## Schedule

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September 20| Richmond| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 66–22| 20,000| [1]
September 27| at No. 2 Oklahoma*| No. 13|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| L 14–47| 55,432| [2]
October 4| at Indiana*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| L 12–13| 20,000| [3]
October 11| Boston University*| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 30–36| 20,000| [4]
October 18| at Pittsburgh*| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| L 8–15| 42,269| [5]
October 25| vs. VPI| |

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)

| W 21–20| 22,000| [6]
November 1| George Washington| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 35–12| 13,000| [7]
November 8| Penn State*| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| T 14–14| 26,000| [8]
November 15| at William & Mary| |

* Cary Field
* Williamsburg, VA

| W 56–6| | [9]
November 22| No. 10 Syracuse*| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| L 12–15| 25,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "West Virginia wallops Richmond by 66 to 22". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "New look Sooners maul West Virginia". Shawnee News-Star. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "West Virginia upset by Indiana, 13 to 12". The Palladium-Item. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Boston U. upsets WVU, 36–30". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Panthers nose West Virginia, 15–8". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "West Virginia comes from behind to nip Tech, 21–20, extend string". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "WVU pads SC win streak". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "West Virginia's rally ties Penn State, 14–14". Daily Press. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "W. Va. rolls over Indians, 56–6". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Syracuse scores, 15–12; Will play in Orange Bowl". Buffalo Courier Express. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1958 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

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West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues|

* Mountaineer Field (1924–1979)
* Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Cincinnati
* Marshall: Friends of Coal Bowl
* Maryland
* Old Ironsides
* Penn State
* Pittsburgh: Backyard Brawl
* Syracuse
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* The Mountaineer
* Marching band
* "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
* 2007 Backyard Brawl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
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* 1903
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* 2020
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* 2022
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* 2024

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Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC|

* Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922)
* Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923)
* Alabama (1924)
* Alabama & Tulane (1925)
* Alabama (1926)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927)
* Georgia Tech (1928)
* Tulane (1929)
* Alabama & Tulane (1930)
* Tulane (1931)
* Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC|

* Duke (1933)
* Washington and Lee (1934)
* Duke (1935)
* Duke (1936)
* Maryland (1937)
* Duke (1938)
* Duke (1939)
* Clemson (1940)
* Duke (1941)
* William & Mary (1942)
* Duke (1943)
* Duke (1944)
* Duke (1945)
* North Carolina (1946)
* William & Mary (1947)
* Clemson (1948)
* North Carolina (1949)
* Washington and Lee (1950)
* Maryland & VMI (1951)
* Duke (1952)

Post-ACC|

* West Virginia (1953)
* West Virginia (1954)
* West Virginia (1955)
* West Virginia (1956)
* VMI (1957)
* West Virginia (1958)
* VMI (1959)
* VMI (1960)
* The Citadel (1961)
* VMI (1962)
* VPI (1963)
* West Virginia (1964)
* West Virginia (1965)
* East Carolina & William & Mary (1966)
* West Virginia (1967)
* Richmond (1968)
* Davidson & Richmond (1969)
* William & Mary (1970)
* Richmond (1971)
* East Carolina (1972)
* East Carolina (1973)
* VMI (1974)
* Richmond (1975)
* East Carolina (1976)
* Chattanooga & VMI (1977)
* Chattanooga & Furman (1978)
* Chattanooga (1979)
* Furman (1980)
* Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS|

* Furman (1982)
* Furman (1983)
* Chattanooga (1984)
* Furman (1985)
* Appalachian State (1986)
* Appalachian State (1987)
* Furman & Marshall (1988)
* Furman (1989)
* Furman (1990)
* Appalachian State (1991)
* The Citadel (1992)
* Georgia Southern (1993)
* Marshall (1994)
* Appalachian State (1995)
* Marshall (1996)
* Georgia Southern (1997)
* Georgia Southern (1998)
* Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999)
* Georgia Southern (2000)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2001)
* Georgia Southern (2002)
* Wofford (2003)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2004)
* Appalachian State (2005)
* Appalachian State (2006)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2007)
* Appalachian State (2008)
* Appalachian State (2009)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2010)
* Georgia Southern (2011)
* Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012)
* Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013)
* Chattanooga (2014)
* Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)
* The Citadel (2016)
* Wofford (2017)
* East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018)
* Wofford (2019)
* VMI (2020)
* East Tennessee State (2021)
* Samford (2022)
* Furman (2023)

National championships in bold
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