1958 college football season | ||
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![]() Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins | ||
Preseason AP No. 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes[1] | |
Regular season | September 13 – November 29, 1958 | |
Number of bowls | 8 | |
Bowl games | December 13, 1958 – January 1, 1959 | |
Champion(s) | LSU (AP, Coaches) Iowa (FWAA) | |
Heisman | Pete Dawkins, (halfback, Army) | |
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The 1958 college football season was the 90th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It concluded with two teams having claim to the major college national championship:
Three small college teams also claimed national championships:
Army halfback Pete Dawkins won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football. Pacific fullback Dick Bass led all major college football players with 1,448 yards of total offense, 1,361 rushing yards, and 116 points scored.
On January 13, 1958, the eleven-man NCAA Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to allow teams to choose between kicking an extra point after a touchdown, or running or passing from the three-yard line for a two-point conversion.[4][5] University of Michigan athletic director Fritz Crisler said at the meeting in Fort Lauderdale, "It's a progressive step which will make football more interesting for the spectators," adding that the rule "will add drama to what has been the dullest, most stupid play in the game."[6][7]
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