1958 NAIA football season

1958 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–December 1958
Postseason	December 8–20, 1958
National Championship	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL
Champion	Northeastern State

The 1958 NAIA football season 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.

Northeastern State defeated Arizona State–Flagstaff in the championship game, 19–13, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1958 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bethel (MN) $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin Tech 3 – 1 – 1 ? – ? – ? Northland 2 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ? Northwestern (WI) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Lakeland 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Milton 0 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1958 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 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 Rankings from UPI small college poll	1958 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   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 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona State–Flagstaff $^ 3 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 New Mexico Western 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 New Mexico Highlands 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Panhandle A&M 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1958 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   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 (IA) 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 Team W   L   T W   L   T Baker $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 McPherson 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 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 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hope + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Hillsdale + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Albion + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Alma 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Adrian 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Olivet 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Kalamazoo 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1958 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Gustavus Adolphus $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Concordia (MN) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Macalester 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Hamline 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Augsburg 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from UPI small college poll	1958 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Missouri Valley $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 William Jewell 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Culver–Stockton 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tarkio 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Central (MO) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1958 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Western Montana 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Rocky Mountain 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Northern Montana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Carroll (MT) 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Montana Mines 0 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1958 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   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	1958 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Valley City State + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Dickinson State + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Jamestown 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Mayville State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Minot State 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Wahpeton Science 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Ellendale 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1 Bismarck JC 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1958 North State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 East Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Catawba 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2 Elon 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 Guilford 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1958 Northwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Willamette $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Linfield 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Lewis & Clark 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Whitman 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 College of Idaho 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Pacific (OR) 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1958 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northeastern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Central State (OK) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Langston 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 East Central 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1958 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Oregon College $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southern Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Portland State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Eastern Oregon 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Oregon Tech * 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Oregon Tech forfeited wins over Eastern Oregon, Oregon College, and Portland State due to ineligible players.	1958 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Huron $ 7 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1 Northern State 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Southern State (SD) 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Yankton 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Sioux Falls 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 South Dakota Mines 1 – 4 – 3 1 – 4 – 3 General Beadle 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Black Hills 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1958 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T River Falls State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Stevens Point State 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 Oshkosh State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Whitewater State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 La Crosse State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Eau Claire State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Platteville State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 1 Milwaukee 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Superior State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Stout State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Stevens Point State beat River Falls State on September 18, but the game was not counted in the conference standings.

Postseason

	Semifinals December 8, 1958					Championship December 20, 1958 Holiday Bowl
	St. Benedict's		14
	Northeastern State		19
						Northeastern State		19
						Arizona State–Flagstaff		13
	Gustavus Adolphus		12
	Arizona State–Flagstaff		41

See also

• 1958 NCAA University Division football season
• 1958 NCAA College Division football season