American college football season
The1958 Arizona Wildcats football team represented theUniversity of Arizona in theBorder Conference during the1958 college football season . In their second and final season under head coachEd Doherty , the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (2–1 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 276 to 83. The team captain was Ralph Hunsaker.[ 1] [ 2] The team played its home games inArizona Stadium inTucson, Arizona .
The team's statistical leaders includedRalph Hunsaker with 1,129 passing yards, Billy Overall with 324 rushing yards, and Dave Hibbert with 606 receiving yards.[ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Utah State * W 7–618,005–18,947 [ 4] [ 5] September 27 Iowa State * Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ L 0–1418,608 [ 6] October 4 atTulsa * L 0–3412,300 [ 7] October 11 No. 19Colorado * Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ L 12–6518,000 [ 8] October 18 atNew Mexico * L 13–3313,500 [ 9] October 25 Idaho * Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ L 16–2418,000 [ 10] [ 11] November 1 2:30 p.m. West Texas State Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 15–813,000 [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] November 8 atTexas Tech * L 6–3313,000 [ 15] November 15 atTexas Western W 14–128,000 [ 16] November 22 Arizona State Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry ) L 0–4725,000 [ 17] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inMountain time
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