1958 NAIA football season

The 1958 NAIA football season, as part of the 1958 college football season in the United States, was the third season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1958, culminating in the third annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year again at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.

1958 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1958
PostseasonDecember 8–20, 1958
National ChampionshipStewart Field
St. Petersburg, FL
ChampionNortheastern State (OK)

Northeastern State defeated Arizona State–Flagstaff (Northern Arizona) in the championship game, 19–13, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings
1958 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Benedict's $^ 5 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Pittsburg State 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
Emporia State 2 –2 –1  5 –4 –1
Fort Hays State 2 –2 –1  4 –4 –1
Washburn 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Southwestern (KS) 0 –5 –0  1 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1958 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Washington + 4 –1 –0  6 –1 –1
Western Washington + 4 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Puget Sound 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Eastern Washington 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Whitworth 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Pacific Lutheran 1 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1958 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wartburg $ 7 –0 –1  8 –0 –1
Luther 6 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
Iowa Wesleyan 6 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Buena Vista 4 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Upper Iowa 3 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
Simpson 2 –5 –1  2 –5 –1
Parsons 2 –6 –0  4 –6 –0
Central (IA) 0 –7 –1  0 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Baker $ 7 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
McPherson 6 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Ottawa 3 –3 –1  3 –5 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 3 –4 –0  4 –4 –1
College of Emporia 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Bethany (KS) 2 –4 –1  3 –4 –1
Bethel (KS) 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Friends 0 –6 –1  0 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kearney State + 7 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Chadron State + 7 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
Peru State 6 –1 –0  7 –1 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Hastings 4 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Wayne State (NE) 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Doane 3 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Concordia (NE) 1 –7 –0  2 –7 –0
Midland 1 –7 –0  1 –7 –0
Dana 0 –7 –0  0 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Postseason
Semifinals
December 8, 1958 		Championship
December 20, 1958
Holiday Bowl[2]
      
St. Benedict's 14
Northeastern State 19
Northeastern State (OK) 19
Arizona State–Flagstaff 13
Gustavus Adolphus 12
Arizona State–Flagstaff 41

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  2. "1958 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
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