1958 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1958 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1958 college football season. The Orangemen were led by tenth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season ranked in the top 10 of both major polls after compiling a record of 8–1. They were invited to the 1959 Orange Bowl, where they were defeated by Oklahoma.

1958 Syracuse Orangemen football
Orange Bowl, L 6–21 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
Record	8–2
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (10th season)
Captain	Chuck Zimmerman
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Air Force			–					9	–	0	–	2
No. 9 Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Oklahoma State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	1
Detroit			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	7	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Boston College		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 24–14	15,000
October 4	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–14	18,000	[1]
October 11	Cornell		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 55–0	24,000
October 18	Nebraska		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 38–0	17,083
October 25	at Penn State		New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 14–6	27,000
November 1	No. 12 Pittsburgh		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 16–13	38,000
November 7	at Boston University	No. 12	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 42–0	16,500
November 15	Colgate	No. 12	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 47–0	30,000	[2]
November 22	at West Virginia	No. 10	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 15–12	25,000	[3]
January 1	vs. No. 5 Oklahoma	No. 9	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 6–21	75,281	[4]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Note: The game against Boston University was played at night.

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Game summaries

West Virginia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Syracuse	8	7	0	0	15
West Virginia	6	0	6	0	12

• Date: November 22
• Location: Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

Scoring summary

1		SYR	D. Baker 8 yard pass from Zimmerman (Keiffer run)	SYR 8-0
1		WV	Longfellow 2 yard run (run failed)	SYR 8-6
2		SYR	D. Baker 23 yard pass from Zimmerman (Gerlick kick)	SYR 15-6
4		WV	Williams 5 yard run (kick failed)	SYR 15-13