1958 Ivy League football season

1958 Ivy League football season
LeagueNCAA University Division
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 27, 1958 –
November 27, 1958
Number of teams8
1959 NFL Draft
Top draft pickNone
Regular season
ChampionsDartmouth
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Yale 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Ivy League football season was the third season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1958 college football season. The season began on September 27, 1958, and ended on November 27, 1958. Ivy League teams were 7–7 against non-conference opponents and Dartmouth won the conference championship.[1]

Season overview

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Dartmouth[2] Bob Blackman NR NR 7–2 6–1 20.2 9.2
2 (tie) Cornell[3] George K. James NR NR 6–3 5–2 16.3 15.0
2 (tie) Princeton[4] Dick Colman NR NR 6–3 5–2 24.1 18.2
4 (tie) Brown[5] Alva Kelley NR NR 6–3 4–3 23.4 15.6
4 (tie) Penn[6] Steve Sebo NR NR 4–5 4–3 17.0 19.7
6 Harvard[7] John Yovicsin NR NR 4–5 3–4 16.6 11.0
7 Columbia[8] Aldo Donelli NR NR 1–8 1–6 3.9 32.3
8 Yale[9] Jordan Olivar NR NR 2–7 0–7 10.2 22.6

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Ivy League member won
Ivy League member lost
Ivy League teams in bold

Week 1

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
September 27 Lafayette Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH W 20–0
September 27 Colgate Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 13–0
September 27 Rutgers Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ L 0–28
September 27 Brown Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY BROWN 22–0
September 27 Penn State Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 0–43
September 27 Buffalo Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA L 3–6
September 27 Connecticut Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 8–6

Week 2

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 4 Penn Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 13–12
October 4 Harvard Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 21–14
October 4 Columbia Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 43–8
October 4 Yale Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI BROWN 35–29

Week 3

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 11 Dartmouth Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI DART 20–0
October 11 Cornell Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 0–55
October 11 Princeton Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PRIN 20–14
October 11 Lehigh Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA W 20–0
October 11 Yale Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY COL 13–0

Week 4

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 18 Holy Cross Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH L 8–14
October 18 Cornell Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT COR 12–7
October 18 Colgate Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 40–13
October 18 Brown Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 21–20
October 18 Harvard Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY HAR 26–0

Week 5

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 25 Dartmouth Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 16–8
October 25 Princeton Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 34–8
October 25 Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI W 47–6
October 25 #18 Navy Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 8–50
October 25 Buffalo Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY L 14–34
October 25 Colgate Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 14–7

Week 6

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 1 Dartmouth Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT DART 22–14
November 1 Cornell Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY COR 25–0
November 1 Brown Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 28–18
November 1 Penn Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA PENN 19–6

Week 7

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 8 Columbia Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 38–0
November 8 Cornell Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI BROWN 12–8
November 8 Harvard Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 16–14
November 8 Penn Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT PENN 30–6

Week 8

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 15 Dartmouth Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY DART 32–15
November 15 Princeton Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT PRIN 50–14
November 15 Brown Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA BROWN 29–22
November 15 Columbia Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 42–0

Week 9

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 22 Dartmouth Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ DART 21–12
November 22 Yale Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 28–0
November 22 Rutgers Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY L 0–61
November 27 Cornell Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA COR 19–7
November 27 Colgate Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI W 28–6

References

  1. ^ "1958 Ivy Group Year Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "1958 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "1958 Cornell Big Red Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "1958 Princeton Tigers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "1958 Brown Bears Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "1958 Penn Quakers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "1958 Harvard Crimson Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "1958 Columbia Lions Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "1958 Yale Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.