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Penn State

FBSI · 1958 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
6–3–1
0.650 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1889–2026
All-Time Record
931–410–37
0.689 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1969, 1977, 1981 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 68
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras

1958 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B83–7L 7–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY4–5W 43–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–0–1L 0–26
8Week 8 · Oct 14Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 40–8
9Week 9 · Oct 21Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 34–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 6–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 36–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1T 14–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 32–0
15Week 15 · Dec 2Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 25–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.052
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-9+23
  • Holy Cross +6
  • Pittsburgh +5
  • Pennsylvania +4
  • Boston University +4
  • Marquette +2
  • Furman +2
  • Army 0
  • West Virginia 0
  • Syracuse -2
  • Nebraska -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.650 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20W15#20Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W1#20Post-Season W3#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+43
-26
+32
+34
-8
+36
0
+32
+4

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#291953#251954#511955#181956#261957

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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