A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1958 All-State/Final Rankings

*145 Teams played 8-Man football in 1958 * (Up from 120 in 1957)

Eight-Man football continued its growth pattern in 1958, as the 6-Man ranks shrunk even further. And remember, there was still a Class D 11-Man class in existence at this time.

Without further ado, let’s get into the 1958 All-State Teams and Final 8-Man Ratings.

Gregg McBride from the World-Herald chose to split 8-Man football into TWO classes when the number of schools playing the game ballooned to over a hundred schools.

He actually did two sets of ratings all season, then followed suit from the final ratings, but then included a Final Top Ten combining Classes A & B.

He did the same for All-State teams but published a combined version, choosing the best of both classes.

Today, I thought it might be cool to include all three sets of ratings and All-State teams to illustrate how Mr. McBride did this. Now, the Class B All-Staters that were not chosen for the overall 8-Man All-State squad will not have height, weight or ages accompanying the name and school.

*1958 8-Man Overall All-State Football Team*

End---Larry Tomlinson-O’Neill St. Marys, 6-2, 196, Senior, (18 yo)

End---William Perk-Prague, 6-1, 191, Senior (17 yo) (8-Man Class B athlete)

Guard-Don Ostdiek-Lawrence, 5-10, 200, Senior, (18 yo)

Guard-Gary Hartman-Rising City, 5-10, 200, Senior, (16 yo)

Center-Tom Collins-Bancroft, 6-2, 196, Senior, (17 yo)

Back---Daryl Pearson-Ceresco, 6-1, 175, Senior, (16 yo)

Back---Gene Schneider-O’Neill St. Marys, 5-9, 179, Senior, (16 yo)

Back---Marvin Teel-Red Willow, 6-2, 182, Senior, (16 yo) (8-Man Class B athlete)

**1958 8-Man CLASS “A” All-State Football Team*

….Same as the overall except Doug Long of Hershey takes William Perk’s (Prague) place at END and Charles Rector of Mullen takes Marvin Teel’s (Red Willow) place at BACK

**1958 8-Man CLASS “B” All-State Football Team*

End---William Perk-Prague, 6-1, 191, Senior (17 yo)

End---Don Reiners-Red Willow

Guard-*James Jacobsen-McCool Junction

Guard-Orin Bailey-Brady

Center-Ronnie Cool-Sumner

Back---Eddie Cooney-Arthur

Back---Max Wagner-Filley

Back---Marvin Teel-Red Willow, 6-2, 182, Senior, (16 yo)

***Notes - Many 8-Man coaches in the state lauded James Jacobsen of McCool Junction as the best lineman in the state, yet he did not make the overall All-State team because of McCool's less than stellar season record.

1958 Eight-Man Football Final OVERALL Top 10 - (includes 8-Man A and B teams)

1. O’Neill St. Marys, (10-0) (Outscored opponents 422 to 12)

28 Dwight Assumption..0 - 67 Naper……………….....6

47 Verdigre………….….....0 - 81 Spencer…………….....0

42 Butte………………........6 - 42 Lynch………………......0

27 Niobrara……………......0 - 1 xSpalding Academy....0

76 Greeley S. H………......0 - 53 Lawrence…………......0

(x=forfeit)

Coach-Don F. Templemeyer

2. Ceresco (10-0)

28 Beaver Crossing....13 - 19 Exeter………………......0

45 Mead………………....0 - 8 Milford……………….......7

67 Valparaiso…………..0 - 58 Dwight Assumption…7

67 Elkhorn……………...6 - 40 Fremont St. Pats….....14

40 Cedar Bluffs……….13 - 33 Prague………………......7

Coach-Donald Keller

3. Lawrence (7-1)

33 Davenport…0 - 32 Kenesaw………......0

46 Holstein…….0 - 45 Chester………….....0

60 Bradshaw….0 - 53 Edger……………......0

45 Fairmont……6 - 0 O’Neill St. Marys...53

Coach-Don Janda

4. Red Willow (8-Man B) (10-0)

41 Stratton………..20 - 47 Palisade…….....0

60 Culbertson..….12 - 47 Holbrook……....0

27 Indianola………..7 - 27 Farnam………...6

45 Bartley…..……..19 - 14 Hayes Center...12

67 Beaver Valley….7

Coach-Don McKillip

5. Beaver Crossing (8-1)

13 Ceresco…………....28 - 21 Friend……………....20

12 Exeter…………….....0 - 41 Gresham…………....6

12 Utica………………....6 - 26 McCool Junction…0

19 York St. Joseph….13 - 40 Milford……………..14

38 Bradshaw.............7

Coach-Robert Gaston

6. Milford (7-3)

42 Bruning…………..14 - 7 Ceresco………….....18

26 Shubert…………...6 - 30 Fairmont…………..18

18 Western……….…..6 - 45 Exeter……….…......13

18 Sterling…………....6 - 7 Lawrence………......25

7 Fairmont…………....6 - 14 Beaver Crossing..40

Coach-Dale Hall

7. Rising City (8-0)

22 McCool Junction...13 - 19 Shelby……………….......7

21 Leigh………………......6 - 39 Dwight Assumption…0

49 Gresham………….....6 - 51 York St. Joseph…….....19

34 Ulysses…………….....6 - 40 Bellwood Marietta……0

Coach-Elden Gierhan

8. Arthur (8-0)

56 Brule…..0 - 43 Tryon……...7

7 Madrid…..6 - 32 Venango….6

26 Elsie…….0 - 32 Thedford…0

14 Mullen…13 - 47 Lewellen...0

Coach-Roy F. Laue

9. Mullen (8-1)

51 Tryon………...0 - 26 Alliance St. Agnes……13

41 Springview…6 - 35 Stapleton………………....0

62 Thedford……6 - 32 North Platte St. Pats…19

12 Arthur………14- 48 Hyannis…………………...6

41 Hershey……12

Coach-Kay Curtis

10. Axtell (8-0)

33 Pleasanton..0 - 13 Sumner…….6

14 Overton……13 - 32 Elm Creek…6

27 Amherst……0 - 55 Hildreth…….6

36 Wilcox………6 - 33 Loomis……...6

Coach-Eugene Turner

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1958 Eight-Man Football CLASS “A” Final Top 10

1. O’Neill St. Marys, (10-0)

2. Ceresco (10-0)

3. Lawrence (7-1)

4. Milford (7-3)

5. Rising City (8-0)

6. Mullen (8-1)

7. Axtell (8-0)

8. Dakota City (8-1)

37 Mead…………......7 - 32 Rosalie………....24

20 Springfield,S.D.27 - 41 Winnebago…..13

40 Homer…………....18 - 46 Emerson……...6

46 Bancroft………....40- 33 Jfferson S.D…30

40 Beemer………......14

Coach-Garlie Sailors

9. Bancroft (8-1)

30 Coleridge……..6 - 29 Beemer………...6

26 Emerson……...0 - 39 Wayne Hahn…13

26 Rosalie………...0 - 21 Homer…………...6

40 Dakota City…46- 13 Winside………....0

41 Winnebago…...0

Coach-Kenneth Etchtenkamp

10. Beatrice St. Joseph (8-0)

13 Lewiston….12 - 25 Filley…………………….......19

45 Adams…….27 - 14 Sterling………………….......6

39 Cortland…..0 - 34 Holmesville………………....7

46 Odell………..0 - 55 Falls City Sacred Heart….7

Coach-The Reverand Stanley Schieffer

1958 Eight-Man Football CLASS “B” Final Top 10

1. Red Willow (8-Man B) (10-0)

2. Beaver Crossing (8-1)

3. Arthur (8-0)

4. Prague (7-1)

26 Cortland…19 - 26 Valparaiso……………...7

21 Waterloo….2 - 33 Mead…………………......7

26 Yutan…..….7 - 31 Cedar Bluffs… ………..31

7 Gretna……...0 - 33 Dwight Assumption…13

54 Millard……7 - 7 Ceresco………………......33

Coach-Tom Cook

5. Utica (6-2-1)

19 Gresham…………....0 - 18 Ulysses…………....6

13 McCool Junction…13 - 21 Shelby…………...19

6 Beaver Crossing….12 -18 Bradshaw………....0

26 Giltner……………....12 - 25 York St.Joseph...0

6 Milford………………....7

Coach-Darryl ?

6. Indianola (7-1)

20 Culbertson….…6 - 34 Holbrook…6

43 Hayes Center…7 - 43 Stratton…...0

7 Red Willow……..27 - 44 Farnam…..6

19 Palisade………...0 - 39 Bartley…. ..12

Coach-Harold Rayburn

7. Shelby (7-2)

33 Ulysses………………......0 - 33 Bellwood Marietta…7

26 York St. Joseph……...19 - 19 Utica……………….....21

19 McCool Junction……...6 - 43 Gresham…………......0

33 Dwight Assumption…13 - 53 Bradshaw……….....13

7 Rising City………….......19

Coach-Robert Collirig

8. Brady (7-1)

24 Thedford………………....0 - 20 Maxwell…….....13

13 North Platte St. Pats…..6 - 19 Stapleton……....0

56 Tryon………………….......0 - 25 Wallace...…..…..0

0 Hershey……………….......27- 48 13 Sutherland…6

Coach-Cal Cordes

9. Filly (6-1)

39 Adams………..7 - 19 Beatrice St. Joseph…25

19 Holmesville…6 - 35 Cortland………………...0

13 Lewiston……..6 - 32 Odell…………………......0

19 Johnson……..18

Coach-Don Clark

10. Mitchell Sunflower (7-1-1)

19 Potter………………….......19 - 33 Harrisburg…………...19

19 Chadron Assumption…12 - 45 Melbeta……………......0

32 Sidney St. Pats…………..6 - 26 Sidney St. Pats…….....12

20 McGrew………………......13 - 26 Alliance St. Agnes….32

1 xHarrison……………….......0

x(=forfeit)

Coach-Don Buss

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