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1958 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons← 19571959 →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 27Troy StateW 39–65,500–6,000
October 4Western Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 19–125,000
October 11at Arkansas StateW 20–144,000
October 18VMI
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 12–135,000
October 25Presbyterian
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 18–66,200
November 1at Florida StateL 0–4317,083
November 8Jacksonville State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 12–62,200
November 15No. 3 Chattanooga
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 25–196,000
November 22Appalachian StateL 26–344,500
November 29Southeastern Louisiana
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–193,500
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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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