1958 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1958 Syracuse Orangemen football
Orange Bowl, L 6–21 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainChuck Zimmerman
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1958 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army     8 0 1
No. 9 Syracuse     8 2 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Holy Cross     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 1
Villanova     6 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 1
Boston University     4 5 0
Colgate     1 8 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1958 college football season. The Orangemen were led by tenth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season ranked in the top 10 of both major polls after compiling a record of 8–1. They were invited to the 1959 Orange Bowl, where they were defeated by Oklahoma.