1958 Tampa Spartans football team

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1958 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadium Phillips Field
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern  – 9 –0 –0
Rochester  – 8 –0 –0
Rose Poly  – 8 –0 –0
Sewanee  – 8 –0 –0
No. 10 Buffalo  – 8 –1 –0
No. 6 Montana State  – 8 –1 –0
North Park  – 7 –1 –0
Carthage  – 7 –2 –0
Southern Connecticut State  – 7 –2 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 6 –2 –0
Northeastern  – 6 –2 –0
Cal Poly Pomona  – 7 –3 –0
Trinity (TX)  – 6 –3 –0
Hofstra  – 6 –4 –0
Tampa  – 6 –4 –0
Abilene Christian  – 5 –5 –0
No. 8 Chattanooga  – 5 –5 –0
Baldwin–Wallace  – 4 –4 –1
Louisville  – 4 –4 –0
Northern Michigan  – 5 –5 –0
Xavier  – 5 –5 –0
Washington University  – 4 –4 –0
Arkansas State  – 4 –5 –0
No. 18 Memphis State  – 4 –5 –0
UC Riverside  – 2 –3 –2
Hawaii  – 5 –7 –0
St. Norbert  – 3 –6 –0
Wabash  – 3 –6 –0
Howard (AL)  – 1 –5 –1
Pepperdine  – 1 –7 –0
Washington and Lee  – 1 –7 –0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1958 college football season. It was the Spartans' 22nd season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Troy State
W 39–65,500–6,000 [1]
October 4 Western Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 19–125,000
October 11at Arkansas State
W 20–144,000 [2]
October 18 VMI
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 12–135,000
October 25 Presbyterian
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 18–66,200
November 1at Florida State
L 0–4317,083
November 8 Jacksonville State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 12–62,200 [3]
November 15No. 3 Chattanooga
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 25–196,000 [4]
November 22 Appalachian State
L 26–344,500 [5]
November 29 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–193,500
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Spartans rout Troy State Wave, 39–6 in opener". The Tampa Tribune. September 28, 1958. Retrieved November 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tampa scores uphill win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Late Tampa score beats Jacksonville". Tallahassee Democrat. November 9, 1958. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Spartans upset Moccasins, 25–19, in last seconds". The Tampa Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Appalachian upsets Tampa, 34–26, in game cut short when Spartan attacks officials". The Tampa Tribune. November 23, 1958. Retrieved December 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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