1958 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 4–5–1
| conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Art Lewis
| hc_year = 9th
| captain =
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
| champion = SoCon champion
}}
{{1958 Southern Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1958
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 66–22
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112647884/west-virginia-wallops-richmond-by-66-to/|work=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|title=West Virginia wallops Richmond by 66 to 22|date=September 21, 1958|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 14–47
| attend = 55,432
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/shawnee-news-star-new-look-sooners-maul/138972828/|work=Shawnee News-Star|title=New look Sooners maul West Virginia|date=September 28, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 12–13
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-west-virginia-upset-by-in/138973006/|work=The Palladium-Item|title=West Virginia upset by Indiana, 13 to 12|date=October 5, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 30–36
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-boston-u-upsets-wv/138973165/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Boston U. upsets WVU, 36–30|date=October 12, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 8–15
| attend = 42,269
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/138973334/|work=Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register|title=Panthers nose West Virginia, 15–8|date=October 19, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Tobacco Bowl, rivalry
| score = 21–20
| attend = 22,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-west-virginia-co/138973510/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=West Virginia comes from behind to nip Tech, 21–20, extend string|date=October 26, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 35–12
| 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 8
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–14
| attend = 26,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-west-virginias-rally-ties-p/138973635/|work=Daily Press|title=West Virginia's rally ties Penn State, 14–14|date=November 9, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| score = 56–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-w-va-rolls-over-i/138973795/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=W. Va. rolls over Indians, 56–6|date=November 16, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–15
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-express-syracuse-scores/138973966/|work=Buffalo Courier Express|title=Syracuse scores, 15–12; Will play in Orange Bowl|date=November 23, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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{{West Virginia Mountaineers football navbox}}
{{Southern Conference football champions}}
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