recruiting violations. Accordingly, the 1958 season was Dickens' first as Indiana's head coach. Regular season Bowl games On January 1, 1959, Iowa defeated the California Golden Bears, 38–12, in the 1959 Rose Bowl. Iowa halfback Bob Jeter was named the Rose Bowl player of the game. Iowa finished No. 2 in the AP and UPI polls taken prior to the bowl games, but was named national champion in the FWAA poll taken after the bowl games. Post-season developments On November 14, 1958, Bennie Oosterbaan resigned as Michigan's head football coach with two games remaining in the program's worst season since 1936. Bump Elliott, who had been Michigan's backfield coach for two years, was hired to replace him. Statistical leaders The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders for the 1958 season included the following: Passing yards Rushing yards Receiving yards Total yards Scoring Awards and honors All-Big Ten honors The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1958 All-Big Ten Conference football team. All-American honors At the end of the 1958 season, Big Ten players secured three of the 12 consensus first-team picks on the 1958 College Football All-America Team. The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were: Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were: Other awards Two Big Ten players finished among the top five in the voting for the 1958 Heisman Trophy: Iowa quarterback Randy Duncan (second); and Ohio State fullback Bob White (fourth). 1959 NFL Draft The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 picks in the 1959 NFL Draft: References