1958 Tampa Spartans football team

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1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Troy State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 39–6	5,500–6,000	^[1]
October 4	Western Carolina	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 19–12	5,000
October 11	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 20–14	4,000	^[2]
October 18	VMI	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 12–13	5,000
October 25	Presbyterian	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 18–6	6,200
November 1	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–43	17,083
November 8	Jacksonville State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 12–6	2,200	^[3]
November 15	No. 3 Chattanooga	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 25–19	6,000	^[4]
November 22	Appalachian State	Bryant Field Lakeland, FL	L 26–34	4,500	^[5]
November 29	Southeastern Louisiana	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 0–19	3,500
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

^ "Spartans rout Troy State Wave, 39–6 in opener". The Tampa Tribune. September 28, 1958. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tampa scores uphill win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late Tampa score beats Jacksonville". Tallahassee Democrat. November 9, 1958. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spartans upset Moccasins, 25–19, in last seconds". The Tampa Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

v t e Tampa Spartans football
Venues	Plant Field (1933–1936) Phillips Field (1937–1967) Tampa Stadium (1967–1974)
Bowl games	Cigar Bowl 1972 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

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