1958 George Washington Colonials football team

1958 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Bo Sherman (7th season)
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium

1958 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–21	19,271	[2]
October 3	Furman	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 11–8	4,500	[3]
October 17	Richmond	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–26	3,500	[4]
October 24	William & Mary	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 7–0	8,000	[5]
November 1	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 12–35	13,000	[6]
November 15	Navy*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 8–28	12,000	[7]
November 22	at Wichita*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 12–26		[8]
November 29	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 20–14	7,600	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

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.