1958 Missouri Tigers football team

1958 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–1–1 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1958 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Missouri 4 1 1 5 4 1
Colorado 4 2 0 6 4 0
Kansas 3 2 1 4 5 1
Kansas State 2 4 0 3 7 0
Nebraska 1 5 0 3 7 0
Iowa State 0 6 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1958 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Devine, the team went 5–4–1 overall (4–1–1 in conference, second) and outscored its opponents 164 to 141. The six home games were played on campus at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Mizzou's statistical leaders included Mel West with 642 rushing yards and 642 yards of total offense, Phil Snowden with 548 passing yards and 37 points scored, and Danny LaRose with 215 receiving yards.

Hired in mid-December 1957, Devine was previously the head coach for three seasons at Arizona State College in the Border Conference. He led the Sun Devils to an undefeated 10–0 record during his final season in Tempe, finishing twelfth in both polls. Devine stayed at Missouri for thirteen seasons, then left for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).