1958 Stanford Indians football team

1958 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 California $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1958 college football season. In head coach Jack Curtice's first season at Stanford, the Indians won only two games, ending the season with a 2–8 record, the school's worst since a winless 1947 season. Home games were played on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Washington State
L 6–4020,750[1]
September 27Rice*
L 7–3029,000[2]
October 4at Northwestern*
L 0–2825,132[3]
October 11Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 22–1225,000[4]
October 18Air Force*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–1640,000[5]
October 25at UCLA
W 21–1939,129[6]
November 1USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 6–2952,000[7]
November 8at Oregon
L 0–1213,500[8]
November 15Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 16–2422,500[9]
November 22at No. 19 California
L 15–1681,490[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Players drafted by the NFL

Main article: 1959 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chris Plain Tackle 19 225 Chicago Bears

[12]

References

  1. ^ "Stanford overwhelmed by dazzling Washington State attack, 40–6". The Register. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Owls romp in 2d half". The Spokesman-Review. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northwestern blanks Indians". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford tops Huskies, 22–12". The Sunday Oregonian. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Air Force raps Stanford, 16–0 before 40,000". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wolf, Al (October 26, 1958). "UCLA edged out by Indians, 21–19". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167304997.
  7. ^ "Trojans get breaks, drub Indians, 29–6". Independent Press-Telegram. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ducks tip Stanford". The Spokesman-Review. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oregon State battles Stanford to 24–16 win". The News Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bonus conversion rule brought Bears victory". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1958 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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