1958 Santa Monica Corsairs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Santa Monica Corsairs
| sport = football
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| conference = Metropolitan Conference
| short_conf = Metropolitan
| record = 10–0
| conf_record = 7–0
| head_coach = Jim Powers
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium =
| champion = Metropolitan champion
Junior Rose Bowl champion
| bowl = Junior Rose Bowl
| bowl_result = W 30–12 vs. {{cfb link|year=1958|team=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen|title=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M}}
}}
{{1958 Metropolitan Conference football standings}}
The 1958 Santa Monica Corsairs football team was an American football team that represented Santa Monica City College (now known as Santa Monica College) as a member of the Metropolitan Conference during the 1958 junior college football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Powers, the Corsairs compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Metropolitan Conference championship, defeated {{cfb link|year=1958|team=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen|title=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M}} in the Junior Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 389 to 139.
Players included quarterback Pat Young, halfbacks Bernie Coffee and Lloyd Winston, fullback George Pierovich, ends Dave Washington and Leon Cadis, center Ivory Jones, and tackle Marv Marinovich. Winston was named "Player of the Game" in the Junior Rose Bowl{{cite news|title=Santa Monica Halfback Winston Named 'Player of Game'|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 15, 1958|page=IV-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-santa-monica-halfb/144209765/|via=Newspapers.com}} and later played for the San Francisco 49ers. Marinovich played for the Oakland Raiders.
Three Santa Monica players were selected as first-team players on the Junior College All-America team: Pat Young at quarterback; Lloyd Winston at halfback; and Dave Washington at end. Ivory Jones was selected as the center on the second team.{{cite news|title=Santa Monica CC Dominates Times' Jaysee All-American Football Team|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 24, 1958|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-jaysee-all-america/144210124/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Ventura Pirates|title=Ventura}}
|October 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=San Diego Junior College Knights|title=San Diego Junior College}}|Balboa Stadium|San Diego, CA|W 16-6||
|October 17||{{cfb link|year=1958|team=El Camino Warriors|title=El Camino}}|Corsair Field|Santa Monica, CA|W 32-8|8,500|{{cite news|title=Corsairs Strong Favorites To Top El Camino Team|newspaper=Evening Vanguard|date=October 17, 1958|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-vanguard-corsairs-strong-favorit/144199058/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Corsairs In Third Straight Win: 8500 Witness Romp Over Camino, 32-8|newspaper=Evening Vanguard|author=Gerry Allen|date=October 18, 1958|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-vanguard-corsairs-in-third-strai/144199504/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Long Beach Vikings|title=Long Beach}}|Veterans Stadium|Long Beach, CA|W 38-12|4,800|{{cite news|title=Corsairs Trounce Vikes|newspaper=Independent Press-Telegram|date=October 26, 1958|page=C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/independent-corsairs-trounce-vikes/144200032/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31||{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Bakersfield Renegades|title=Bakersfied}}|Corsair Field|Santa Monica, CA|W 30-23|13,000|{{cite news|title=Late Corsair Rally Edges Bakersfield|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 1, 1958|page=II-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-late-corsair-rally/144208294/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Harbor Seahawks|title=Harbor}}
|November 14|at|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Los Angeles Valley Monarchs|title=Los Angeles Valley}}|||W 66-14|7,500|{{cite news|title=Santa Monica Proves Jaycee Juggernaut|newspaper=Valley Times|author=Art Rubine|date=November 15, 1958|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-times-santa-monica-proves-jaycee/144198297/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22||{{cfb link|year=1958|team=East Los Angeles Huskies|title=East Los Angeles}}|Corsair Feld|Santa Monica, CA|W 24-12||
|November 27|at|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Mesa Mavericks|title=Mesa}}
|December 13|vs|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen|title=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M}}
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