1958 Rochester Yellowjackets football team information
American college football season
1958Rochester Yellowjackets football
Conference
Independent
Record
8–0
Head coach
Elmer Burnham (15th season)
Captain
Larry Palvino
Home stadium
Fauver Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern
–
9
–
0
–
0
Rochester
–
8
–
0
–
0
Rose Poly
–
8
–
0
–
0
Sewanee
–
8
–
0
–
0
No. 10 Buffalo
–
8
–
1
–
0
No. 6 Montana State
–
8
–
1
–
0
North Park
–
7
–
1
–
0
Carthage
–
7
–
2
–
0
Southern Connecticut State
–
7
–
2
–
0
Carnegie Tech
–
6
–
2
–
0
Northeastern
–
6
–
2
–
0
Cal Poly Pomona
–
7
–
3
–
0
Trinity (TX)
–
6
–
3
–
0
Hofstra
–
6
–
4
–
0
Tampa
–
6
–
4
–
0
Abilene Christian
–
5
–
5
–
0
No. 8 Chattanooga
–
5
–
5
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
–
4
–
4
–
1
Louisville
–
4
–
4
–
0
Northern Michigan
–
5
–
5
–
0
Xavier
–
5
–
5
–
0
Washington University
–
4
–
4
–
0
Arkansas State
–
4
–
5
–
0
No. 18 Memphis State
–
4
–
5
–
0
UC Riverside
–
2
–
3
–
2
Hawaii
–
5
–
7
–
0
St. Norbert
–
3
–
6
–
0
Wabash
–
3
–
6
–
0
Howard (AL)
–
1
–
5
–
1
Pepperdine
–
1
–
7
–
0
Washington and Lee
–
1
–
7
–
0
Rankings from UPI small college poll
The 1958 Rochester Yellowjackets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rochester as an independent during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In their 15th year under head coach Elmer Burnham, the Yellowjackets compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out the first five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 19. It was the second undefeated season in Rochester football history.[1]
The team played its home games at Fauver Stadium in Rochester, New York.
^Ryan Whirty. "'A Perfect Footall Machine': Undefeated -- and Barely Scored Upon -- the 1958 Yellowjacket Football Team Rewrote the Record Books". Rochester Review.
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