1958 Football Team
| Overall Record: 2-6-1 | Conference Record: 1-5-1 |
| Conference Finish: 8th place | |
| Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan | |
| Captain: John Herrnstein | |
| Most Valuable Player: Robert Ptacek | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Dick Syring | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: John Walker | |
| Trainer: Jim Hunt | |
| Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Don Dufek, Chalmers Elliott, Robert Holloway, Clifford Keen, Matt Patanelli, Walter Weber | |
| Manager: Tom Hitchman | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 09/27 | H | W | 20-19 | 76,603 | |
| Michigan State | 16/14 | 10/04 | A | T | 12-12 | 75,071 |
| Navy | 14/12 | 10/11 | H | L | 14-20 | 80,756 |
| Northwestern | 19/17 | 10/18 | A | L | 24-55 | 34,852 |
| Minnesota (HC) | 10/25 | H | W | 20-19 | 72,591 | |
| Iowa | -/2 | 11/01 | H | L | 14-37 | 68,918 |
| Illinois | -/- | 11/08 | H | L | 8-21 | 58,608 |
| Indiana | -/- | 11/15 | H | L | 6-8 | 47,590 |
| Ohio State | -/11 | 11/22 | A | L | 14-20 | 79,771 |
| Totals | 132-211 | 594,760 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end | Gary Prahst (9) | |
| left tackle | George Genyk (9) | |
| left guard | Alex Callahan (9) | |
| center | James Dickey (9) | |
| right guard | Jerry Marcinak (9) | |
| right tackle |
Donald Deskins (8) Jared Bushong | |
| right end | Walter Johnson (9) | |
| quarterback |
Bob Ptacek (9)
| |
| fullback |
Gene Sisinyak (4) John Herrnstein (3) Tony Rio (2) | |
| left halfback |
Brad Myers (6) Darrell Harper (3) | |
| right halfback | Fred Julian (9) |
View full 1958 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
198 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- John Walker, Reid Bushong, John Halstead, William Stine, Donald Deskins, Tom Jobson
- 4th Row
- Alvin Groce, Richard Syring, Willard Hildebrand, Gary Kane, Jared Bushong, Brad Myers, Darrell Harper, Harry Newman, Jr., Gary McNitt
- 3rd Row
- Manager, Gerald Smith, Alex Callahan, Robert Johnson, James Gray, Walter Johnson, Maynard Stetten, Willie Smith, Stan Noskin, Tom Hitchman, manager
- 2nd Row
- Mike Fillichio, James Dickey, John Spidel, Douglas Oppman, William MacPhee, James Sytek, John Batsakes, Zack Zachary, Fred Julian
- Front Row
- James Byers, Gary Prahst, H. O. Crisler (director), Captain John Herrnstein, Coach Bennie G. Oosterbaan, George Genyk, Robert Ptacek, Jerry Marciniak
1958 Full Squad Photo
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