1958 College Football Coaches

1957 CFB Coaches 1959 CFB Coaches

Champions:
LSU (AP, UPI)
Iowa (FWAA)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Pete Dawkins (Army)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Paul Dietzel (LSU)

AP Preseason #1: Ohio State

AP Final #1: LSU

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112 Coaches

Record as major school

112 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Paul Dietzel	LSU	SEC	11	0	0	1.000
2	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	10	1	0	.909
3	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	9	0	1	.950
4	Ben Martin	Air Force	Ind	9	0	2	.909
5	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	9	2	0	.818
6	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	8	0	1	.944
7	John Stiegman	Rutgers	Ind	8	1	0	.889
8	Forest Evashevski	Iowa	Big Ten	8	1	1	.850
9	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	8	2	0	.800
10	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	8	2	1	.773
11	Bob Devaney	Wyoming	Skyline	8	3	0	.727
12	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	8	3	0	.727
13	Cliff Speegle	Oklahoma State	Ind	8	3	0	.727
14	Milt Bruhn	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	1	1	.833
15	Bob Blackman	Dartmouth	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
16	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	MVC	7	2	1	.750
17	Robert Dobbs	Tulsa	MVC	7	3	0	.700
18	Warren Giese	South Carolina	ACC	7	3	0	.700
19	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	7	3	0	.700
20	Frank Kush	Arizona State	BIAA	7	3	0	.700
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Marv Levy	New Mexico	Skyline	7	3	0	.700
22	Darrell Royal	Texas	SWC	7	3	0	.700
23	Jim Sutherland	Washington State	PCC	7	3	0	.700
24	Pete Elliott	California	PCC	7	4	0	.636
25	Thomas Nugent	Florida State	Ind	7	4	0	.636
26	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	6	1	2	.778
27	Jack Mollenkopf	Purdue	Big Ten	6	1	2	.778
28	George Blackburn	Cincinnati	MVC	6	2	2	.700
29	John McKenna	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	6	2	2	.700
30	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	6	3	0	.667
31	Richard Colman	Princeton	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
32	Eddie Erdelatz	Navy	Ind	6	3	0	.667
33	George James	Cornell	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
34	Alva Kelley	Brown	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
35	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	6	3	1	.650
36	Terry Brennan	Notre Dame	Ind	6	4	0	.600
37	Harold Kopp	Brigham Young	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
38	Bill Meek	SMU	SWC	6	4	0	.600
39	Tuffy Mullison	Colorado State	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
40	Moose Myers	Pacific	Ind	6	4	0	.600
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Tommy Prothro	Oregon State	PCC	6	4	0	.600
42	Francis Reagan	Villanova	Ind	6	4	0	.600
43	Jim Tatum	North Carolina	ACC	6	4	0	.600
44	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	6	4	0	.600
45	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	6	4	1	.591
46	Sammy Baugh	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	6	5	0	.545
47	Arthur Guepe	Vanderbilt	SEC	5	2	3	.650
48	Phil Dickens	Indiana	Big Ten	5	3	1	.611
49	Hal Lahar	Houston	MVC	5	4	0	.556
50	Ara Parseghian	Northwestern	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556
51	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	5	4	1	.550
52	Blanton Collier	Kentucky	SEC	5	4	1	.550
53	Dan Devine	Missouri	Big 7	5	4	1	.550
54	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	5	4	1	.550
55	John Michelosen	Pitt	Ind	5	4	1	.550
56	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	5	4	1	.550
57	Bill Murray	Duke	ACC	5	5	0	.500
58	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	5	5	0	.500
59	Wally Fromhart	Detroit Mercy	Ind	4	4	1	.500
60	Don Clark	USC	PCC	4	5	1	.450
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	4	5	1	.450
62	Jack Mitchell	Kansas	Big 7	4	5	1	.450
63	Woody Woodard	Wichita State	MVC	4	5	1	.450
64	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444
65	Steve Sebo	Pennsylvania	Ivy	4	5	0	.444
66	Steve Sinko	Boston University	Ind	4	5	0	.444
67	Skip Stahley	Idaho	PCC	4	5	0	.444
68	Robert Titchenal	San Jose State	Ind	4	5	0	.444
69	John Yovicsin	Harvard	Ivy	4	5	0	.444
70	Frank Broyles	Arkansas	SWC	4	6	0	.400
71	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	4	6	0	.400
72	Len Casanova	Oregon	PCC	4	6	0	.400
73	Tommy Mont	Maryland	ACC	4	6	0	.400
74	Jim Myers	Texas A&M	SWC	4	6	0	.400
75	Clay Stapleton	Iowa State	Big 7	4	6	0	.400
76	Eddie Teague	The Citadel	Southern	4	6	0	.400
77	Warren Woodson	New Mexico State	BIAA	4	6	0	.400
78	Bowden Wyatt	Tennessee	SEC	4	6	0	.400
79	Ray Nagel	Utah	Skyline	4	7	0	.364
80	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State	Big Ten	3	5	1	.389
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Bo Sherman	George Washington	Southern	3	5	0	.375
82	Wade Walker	Mississippi State	SEC	3	6	0	.333
83	Paul Amen	Wake Forest	ACC	3	7	0	.300
84	Sam Boyd	Baylor	SWC	3	7	0	.300
85	Edward Doherty	Arizona	BIAA	3	7	0	.300
86	Everett Faunce	Utah State	Skyline	3	7	0	.300
87	William Jennings	Nebraska	Big 7	3	7	0	.300
88	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	3	7	0	.300
89	Bernard Mertes	Kansas State	Big 7	3	7	0	.300
90	Jim Owens	Washington	PCC	3	7	0	.300
91	Andy Pilney	Tulane	SEC	3	7	0	.300
92	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	Ind	3	7	0	.300
93	Bill Barnes	UCLA	PCC	2	4	1	.357
94	Milt Drewer	William & Mary	Southern	2	6	1	.278
95	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	2	6	1	.278
96	Johnny Druze	Marquette	Ind	2	7	1	.250
97	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State	ACC	2	7	1	.250
98	Ben Collins	UTEP	BIAA	2	7	0	.222
99	Warren Gaer	Drake	Ind	2	7	0	.222
100	Robert King	Furman	Southern	2	7	0	.222
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ivy	2	7	0	.222
102	Jack Curtice	Stanford	PCC	2	8	0	.200
103	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	2	8	0	.200
104	William Kerr	Dayton	Ind	2	8	0	.200
105	John Roning	Denver	Skyline	2	8	0	.200
106	George Dickerson	UCLA	PCC	1	2	0	.333
107	Aldo Donelli	Columbia	Ivy	1	8	0	.111
108	Fred Rice	Colgate	Ind	1	8	0	.111
109	Murray Warmath	Minnesota	Big Ten	1	8	0	.111
110	Clark Jarnagin	West Texas A&M	BIAA	1	9	0	.100
111	Richard Voris	Virginia	ACC	1	9	0	.100
112	Ray Jenkins	Montana	Skyline	0	10	0	.000