1958 Kearney State Antelopes football team

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1958 Kearney State Antelopes football
NCC co-champion
Conference Nebraska College Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
 1957
1959 
1958 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State + 7 0 09 0 0
Chadron State + 7 0 08 0 0
Peru State 6 1 07 1 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 5 3 05 4 0
Hastings 4 3 04 4 0
Wayne State (NE) 4 4 04 5 0
Doane 3 6 03 6 0
Concordia (NE) 1 7 02 7 0
Midland 1 7 01 7 0
Dana 0 7 00 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1958 Kearney State Antelopes football team was an American football team that represented Kearney State College (later renamed University of Nebraska at Kearney) as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1958 NAIA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Allen H. Zikmund, the Antelopes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (7–0 against NCC opponents), tied with Chadron State for the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 389 to 42. [1] [2] They ranked eighth in the final NAIA poll. [3]

The 1958 season was one of four perfect seasons in the history of the Kearney football program, along with the 1941, 1956, and 1967 seasons.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 13at Moorhead State Moorhead, MN W 44–0 [4]
September 19 Fort Hays State
W 35–7 [5]
September 27at Midland
W 28–6 [6]
October 4 Wayne State (NE) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 56–0 [7]
October 11at Doane Crete, NE W 33–0 [8]
October 17 Hastings
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 35–13 [9]
October 24Nebraska Wesleyan
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 14–0 [10]
October 31at Dana
  • Veterans Field
  • Blair, NE
W 73–13 [11]
November 7 Concordia (NE)
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 71–3 [12]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Nebraska-Kearney Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse . Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. "Thanks Team". The Antelope. November 14, 1958. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kearney, Chadron Listed: Antelopes 8th, Eagles 16th". The Lincoln Star. November 12, 1958. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Antelopes Dump Moorhead 44-0". The Antelope. September 19, 1958. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Antelopes Drub Fort Hays 35-7". The Antelope. September 26, 1958. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gridders Overpower Midland Warriors 28-6". The Antelope. October 3, 1958. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alums Watch Antelopes Tromp Wayne 56-0". The Antelope. October 10, 1958. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Antelopes Await Hastings Challenge Tonight: Gridders Dump Doane Tigers 33-0 Saturday". The Antelope. October 17, 1958. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Russ Toler (October 18, 1958). "Hastings Drops 35-13 Showdown to Kearney". Omaha World-Herald. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Antelopes Dump Hastings, Eke Past Wesleyan". The Antelope. October 31, 1958. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Gridders Dump Dana 73-13; Meet Concordia". The Antelope. November 7, 1958. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Antelopes Celebrate Undefeated Season". The Antelope. November 14, 1958. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.