1958 Kearney State Antelopes football team

1958 Kearney State Antelopes football
NCC co-champion
ConferenceNebraska College Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kearney State + 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Chadron State + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Peru State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hastings 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (NE) 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Doane 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Concordia (NE) 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Midland 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Dana 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 13at Moorhead StateMoorhead, MNW 44–0[4]
September 19Fort Hays State
W 35–7[5]
September 27at Midland
W 28–6[6]
October 4Wayne State (NE)dagger
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 56–0[7]
October 11at DoaneCrete, NEW 33–0[8]
October 17Hastings
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 35–13[9]
October 24Nebraska Wesleyan
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 14–0[10]
October 31at Dana
W 73–13[11]
November 7Concordia (NE)
  • College Stadium
  • Kearney, NE
W 71–3[12]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Nebraska-Kearney Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. 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.
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