1958 Navy Midshipmen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Navy Midshipmen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–3
| head_coach = Eddie Erdelatz
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = Dick Dagampat
| stadium = Thompson Stadium
}}
{{1958 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1958 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1958 college football season. They began the season ranked 7th in the pre-season AP Poll.{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?teamid=33&seasonid=1958|title=Navy (MD) 1958 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings|website=www.collegepollarchive.com|access-date=2016-10-15}} The team was led by ninth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=192|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1958
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time =
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 14–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-navy-grabs-muddy-w/138978418/|work=Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel|title=Navy grabs muddy win over W&M, 14–0|date=September 28, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Nickerson Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 28–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| score = 20–14
| attend = 82,220
| source = {{cite news|title=Navy Smokes M, 20-14: Middie Pass Is Killer|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=October 12, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30042565/navy_smokes_m_2014_middie_pass_is/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time =
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename = Oyster Bowl
| score = 6–14
| attend = 32,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85641306/tulane-submerges-navy-146/|work=Daily Press|title=Tulane submerges Navy, 14–6|date=October 19, 1958|accessdate=September 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 50–8
| attend = 18,914
| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=October 26, 1958 |page=S5 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time =
| w/l = l
| rank = 15
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–40
| attend = 57,773
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time =
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Maryland
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 40–14
| attend = 30,035
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-navy-wallops-mar/138989360/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Navy wallops Maryland|date=November 9, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 28–8
| 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 29
| time = 1:15 p.m.
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Army
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Army–Navy Game
| tv = NBC
| score = 6–22
| attend = 102,000
}}
}}
References
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