1958 Colorado State Rams football team

1958 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumColorado Field
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 7 3 0
BYU 5 2 0 6 4 0
4 3 0 6 4 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Utah State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Denver 2 5 0 2 8 0
Montana 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their third season under head coach Don Mullison, the Rams compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the Skyline Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 110.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Freddy Glick with 380 passing yards, Wayne Schneider with 580 rushing yards, and Bill Hanks with 140 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Drake*W 21–016,000[4]
October 4BYUW 32–610,500[5]
October 11at Air Force*L 6–3617,479[6]
October 18Wyoming
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 6–712,000[7]
October 25at Utah StateL 0–157,397[8]
November 1Montanadagger
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 57–78,000[9]
November 8Utah
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–05,300[10]
November 15at New MexicoL 12–17[11]
November 22at Colorado*W 15–1423,000[12]
November 27at Denver
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 9–84,130[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "1958 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "1958 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Leighton Housh (September 28, 1958). "16,000 See Drake Tumble, 21–0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado State upsets BYU". The Billings Gazette. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "AF Academy tips CSU Rams, 36–6". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 12, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming edges Colorado State in defensive battle". The Billings Gazette. October 19, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah State defeats Colorado Aggies". Idaho State Journal. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "CSU crushes MSU by whopping 57–7". The Daily Inter Lake. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "CSU's Aggies in 20–0 romp over Utah U". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 9, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lobos stave off Rams, 17 to 12". The Montana Standard. November 16, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Colorado State wilts Buffaloes". Columbia Missourian. November 23, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "CSU's Aggies Outscore DU, 9–8". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 28, 1958. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Colorado State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 29, 2025.