1958 George Washington Colonials football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1958

| team = George Washington Colonials

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 3–5

| conf_record = 3–2

| head_coach = Bo Sherman

| hc_year = 7th

| captain =

| stadium = Griffith Stadium

}}

The 1958 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–2 in the SoCon).{{cite news|title=1958 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 9, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/george-washington/1958-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Detroit

| site_stadium = University of Detroit Stadium

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| score = 6–21

| attend = 19,271

| source = {{cite news|title=Titans Survive Scare, 21-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=September 20, 1958|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20300036/titans_survive_scare_216/|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 3|Friday}}

| w/l = w

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 11–8

| attend = 4,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69813969/late-field-goal-pushes-gw-over/|work=The Greenville News|title=Late field goal pushes G.W. over Hurricane, 11–8|date=October 4, 1958|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 17|Friday}}

| w/l = l

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 6–26

| attend = 3,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69814366/spiders-turn-back-gw-266/|work=Richmond Times Dispatch|title=Spiders turn back GW, 26–6|date=October 18, 1958|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 24|Friday}}

| w/l = w

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 7–0

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69814655/colonials-trip-wm/|work=Daily Press|title=Colonials trip W&M|date=October 25, 1958|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| score = 12–35

| attend = 13,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69814975/wvu-pads-sc-win-streak/|work=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|title=WVU pads SC win streak|date=November 2, 1958|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 8–28

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69815298/surprising-colonials-bow-to-navy-288/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Surprising Colonials bow to Navy, 28–8|date=November 16, 1958|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Wichita

| site_stadium = Veterans Field

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

| score = 12–26

| attend = 8,808

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69815724/wichita-jumps-on-gw-2612/|work=The Manhattan Mercury|title=Wichita jumps on GW, 26–12|date=November 23, 1958|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| score = 20–14

| attend = 7,600

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69815974/citadel-drops-20-to-14-game/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Citadel drops 20 to 14 game|date=November 30, 1958|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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