1958 Navy Midshipmen football team

1958 Navy Midshipmen football
1958 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (9th season);
Captain	Dick Dagampat
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1958 Southern major college football independents records
	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 19 Oklahoma State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		6	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech		–		3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP poll

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. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		William & Mary	No. 12	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 14–0	12,000	^[2]
October 4		at Boston University	No. 15	Nickerson Field Boston, MA		W 28–14	20,000
October 11		at No. 14 Michigan	No. 12	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 20–14	82,220	^[3]
October 18		vs. Tulane	No. 6	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)		L 6–14	32,000–32,169	^[4]
October 25		at Penn	No. 18	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 50–8	18,914	^[5]
November 1		Notre Dame	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)		L 20–40	57,773
November 8		vs. Maryland		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)		W 40–14	30,035	^[6]
November 15		at George Washington		Griffith Stadium Washington, DC		W 28–8	12,000–14,500	^[7]
November 29	1:15 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Army		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	L 6–22	102,000	^[8]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[9]

References

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy grabs muddy win over W&M, 14–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tommy Devine (October 12, 1958). "Navy Smokes M, 20-14: Middie Pass Is Killer". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane submerges Navy, 14–6". Daily Press. October 19, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Effrat, Louis (October 26, 1958). "Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ "Navy wallops Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Surprising Colonials bow to Navy, 28–8". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
^ "Schedule/Results (1958 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[2] "Navy grabs muddy win over W&M, 14–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Tommy Devine (October 12, 1958). "Navy Smokes M, 20-14: Middie Pass Is Killer". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Tulane submerges Navy, 14–6". Daily Press. October 19, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Effrat, Louis (October 26, 1958). "Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.

[6] "Navy wallops Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[GW1-7] "Surprising Colonials bow to Navy, 28–8". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[ovrpwr-8] Hand, Jack (November 30, 1958). "Anderson, Army overpower Navy, 22-6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 1, sports.

[9] "Schedule/Results (1958 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

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Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force: Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame SMU: Gansz Trophy
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
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