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The 1958 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as an independent during the 1958 college football season. In their second season under head coach Shirley Majors, the Tigers compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 285 (34 points per games) to 28 (3.5 points per game).[1][2] It Sewanee's first undefeated and untied football season since 1899.[3]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Headcoach
CaptainAndy Finlay
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1958 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
CaptainAndy Finlay
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
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1958 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern – 9–0–0
Sewanee – 8–0–0
Trinity (TX) – 6–3–0
Tampa – 6–4–0
Abilene Christian – 5–5–0
No. 8 Chattanooga – 5–5–0
Louisville – 4–4–0
Arkansas State – 4–5–0
No. 18 Memphis State – 4–5–0
Howard (AL) – 1–5–1
Washington and Lee – 1–7–0
Rankings from UPI small college poll
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Three Sewanee players were selected as All-Americans: Dan Davis, fullback and captain Andy Finlay, and center Bobby Potts.[4]

In 2008, the 1958 team was inducted as a group into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame. The 1899 football team was inducted in 2004 and the 1963 football team in 2010.[5]

The team played its home games at Hardee Field in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Howard (AL)W 21–02,000[6][7]
October 4MillsapsW 47–01,100[8][9]
October 11at Hampden–SydneyHampden Sydney, VAW 44–20[10]
October 17at Mississippi CollegeClinton, MSW 48–8[11]
October 25Maryville
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 46–0[12]
November 1Centredagger
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 20–0[13][14]
November 8at Washington and LeeLexington, VA (Cy Young Day)W 12–02,000[15]
November 15Southwestern (TN)
W 47–0[16][17]
  • daggerHomecoming
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