1958 Tampa Spartans football team

1958 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Marcelino Huerta (7th season)
Home stadium	Phillips Field

1958 NCAA College Division independents football records

	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 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1958 college football season. It was the Spartans' 22nd season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Troy State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 39–6	5,500–6,000
October 4	Western Carolina	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 19–12	5,000
October 11	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 20–14	4,000
October 18	VMI	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 12–13	5,000
October 25	Presbyterian	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 18–6	6,200
November 1	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–43	17,083
November 8	Jacksonville State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 12–6	2,200
November 15	No. 3 Chattanooga	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 25–19	6,000
November 22	Appalachian State	Bryant Field Lakeland, FL	L 26–34	4,500
November 29	Southeastern Louisiana	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 0–19	3,500
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game