1958 George Washington Colonials football team

The 1958 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–2 in the SoCon).[1]

1958 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 4 0 0 4 5 1
VPI 3 1 0 5 4 1
George Washington 3 2 0 3 5 0
VMI 2 2 1 6 2 2
Richmond 3 4 0 3 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 4 6 0
Davidson 2 3 0 5 4 0
Furman 1 2 0 2 7 0
William & Mary 1 4 1 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Detroit*L 6–2119,271[2]
October 3FurmanW 11–84,500[3]
October 17Richmond
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–263,500[4]
October 24William & Mary
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 7–08,000[5]
November 1at West VirginiaL 12–3513,000[6]
November 15Navy*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 8–2812,000[7]
November 22at Wichita*L 12–26[8]
November 29at The CitadelW 20–147,600[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1958 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Titans Survive Scare, 21-6". Detroit Free Press. September 20, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late field goal pushes G.W. over Hurricane, 11–8". The Greenville News. October 4, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders turn back GW, 26–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 18, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colonials trip W&M". Daily Press. October 25, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WVU pads SC win streak". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Surprising Colonials bow to Navy, 28–8". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wichita jumps on GW, 26–12". The Manhattan Mercury. November 23, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel drops 20 to 14 game". The Times and Democrat. November 30, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.