1958 Florida State Seminoles football team

1958 Florida State Seminoles football
Bluegrass Bowl, L 6–15 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1958 Southern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Oklahoma State     8 3 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Navy     6 3 0
Texas Tech     3 7 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1958 college football season. Led by Tom Nugent in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Seminole compiled a record of 7–4. Florida State was invited to the Bluegrass Bowl, where the Seminoles lost to Oklahoma State. 1958 was the beginning of the longstanding rivalry with the Florida Gators. The Gators won the first meeting by a score of 21–7. This season also marked the first time the Seminoles defeated the Miami Hurricanes.