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The 1958 Northeastern State Redmen football team represented Northeastern State University as a member of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (OCC) during the 1958 NAIA football season. In their third season under head coach Harold "Tuffy" Stratton, the Redmen compiled a perfect 11–0 record (6–0 against OCC opponents) and won the OCC championship. In the post-season, they defeated St. Benedict's in the NAIA playoffs and Arizona State–Flagstaff in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
| 1958 Northeastern State Redmen football | |
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NAIA national champion OCC champion | |
Holiday Bowl, W 19–13 Arizona State–Flagstaff | |
| Conference | Oklahoma Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 11–0 (6–0 OCC) |
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| Home stadium | Gable Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OK) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NW Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Central | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guard Claude Billingsley won NAIA All-America honors. He was also named the outstanding lineman of 1958 in the OCC. Halfback Dan Smith led the OCC in scoring and was named the OCC's outstanding back of 1958. Seven Northeastern State players received first-team honors on the 1958 All-Oklahoma Collegiate Conference teams selected by the seven conference coaches: Billingsley; Smith (unanimous choice); quarterback Frankie Phelps (unanimous choice); end Charles Moore; tackle Joe Kiger; center Lynn Burris; and fullback Deloyd Reed. Three others received second-team honors: end Fred Hood; tackle James Barrett; and guard Roger Wickersham.[1]
The team played its home games at Gable Field in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | at Missouri Mines* | Rolla, MO | W 20–3 | [2][3] | |||
| September 20 | at Saint Joseph (IN)* | Rensselaer, IN | W 25–14 | ||||
| September 26 | at Northwestern Oklahoma State | Alva, OK | W 40–12 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| W 34–0 | 3,500 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at East Central | Ada, OK | W 33–7 | ||||
| October 18 | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| W 34–14 | ||||
| October 25 | Langston |
| W 28–8 | ||||
| October 31 | at Central State (OK) | W 28–8 | [6] | ||||
| November 15 | at Pittsburg State* | W 40–3 | [7] | ||||
| December 6 | vs. St. Benedict's* | W 19–14 | 8,000 | [8][9] | |||
| December 20 | vs. Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 19–13 | 8,628 | [10][11] | ||
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