This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1958 seasonW1958 NFL season↗

12 teams in NFL · 77 regular-season games, 1958-08-20 to 1958-12-14 · attendance 3,289,708

◀ 1957 1959 ▶

NFL Championship Game

Baltimore Colts
23–17 over New York Giants

MVP

Jim Brown Cleveland Browns

Rookie of the Year

Jimmy Orr Pittsburgh Steelers

Coach of the Year

Weeb Ewbank Baltimore Colts

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Eastern Conf. Playoff	1958-12-21	New York Giants 10–0 Cleveland Browns	Yankee Stadium
NFL Championship	1958-12-28	Baltimore Colts 23–17 New York Giants	Yankee Stadium

Standings

NFL Eastern

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Giants	9	3	0	.750	246	183	Jim Lee Howell	Won Eastern Conference Playoff (vs. Browns) 10–0 Lost NFL Championship
2	Cleveland Browns	9	3	0	.750	302	217	Paul Brown	Lost Eastern Conference Playoff (at Giants) 0–10
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	1	.625	261	230	Buddy Parker	Did not qualify
4	Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.375	214	268	Joe Kuharich	Did not qualify
5	Chicago Cardinals	2	9	1	.208	261	356	Pop Ivy	Did not qualify
6	Philadelphia Eagles	2	9	1	.208	235	306	Buck Shaw	Did not qualify

NFL Western

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	381	203	Weeb Ewbank	Won NFL Championship (at Giants) 23–17 (OT) Champion
2	Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	344	278	Sid Gillman	Did not qualify
3	Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	298	230	George Halas	Did not qualify
4	San Francisco 49ers	6	6	0	.500	257	324	Frankie Albert	Did not qualify
5	Detroit Lions	4	7	1	.375	261	276	George Wilson	Did not qualify
6	Green Bay Packers	1	10	1	.125	193	382	Ray McLean	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

2,875Bill Wade Los Angeles Rams

passing tds

19Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts

rushing yards

1,527Jim Brown Cleveland Browns

rushing tds

17Jim Brown Cleveland Browns

receiving yards

1,097Del Shofner Los Angeles Rams

receiving tds

9Raymond Berry Baltimore Colts

receiving tds

9Tommy McDonald Philadelphia Eagles

receptions

56Pete Retzlaff Philadelphia Eagles