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 (OK)

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.

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

Conference standings

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 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 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 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 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 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

Postseason

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