1958 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1958 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. 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]

1958 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
1958 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 19,000)
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. 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Tennessee TechW 22–7
September 20Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 42–6[2]
September 26at Georgia TechL 3–1740,391
October 4Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–2419,700
October 11vs. GeorgiaL 13–28
October 18VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 28–08,000
October 25at TennesseeW 10–023,700[3]
November 1Tampa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 43–0
November 7at Miami (FL)W 17–6
November 22at No. 12 FloridaL 7–2144,403
December 13vs. No. 19 Oklahoma StateL 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 2012-10-29.
  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 pounce on Vols 10–0". The Tennessean. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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