1958 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1958 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by first-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 192 to 162 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1958 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach	George Maderos (1st season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Francisco State $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Cal Aggies	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Pacific (OR)*	Tom Reynolds Field Forest Grove, OR	W 34–14	2,500
September 27	Lewis & Clark*	College Field Chico, CA	W 26–20	4,500
October 4	Nevada	College Field Chico, CA	W 22–18	4,800–5,100	[1]
October 11	at Long Beach State*	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 8–28	2,300
October 18	at Sacramento State	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 6–14	3,500	[2]
October 25	Cal Aggies	College Field Chico, CA	W 8–6	6,500
November 1	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–18	6,100
November 8	Naval Air Station Alameda[note 1]*	College Field Chico, CA	W 46–0	3,500
November 14	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 6–34	3,500
November 22	Arizona State–Flagstaff	College Field Chico, CA	L 6–40	3,000–3,800	[3][4]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. Naval Air Station Alameda was a Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.