Houston Cougars

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
84	Bob Barnett B. Barnett	DL	5'11"	185	SR
83	Dean Bass D. Bass	DL	6'3"	175	JR
86	Clem Beard C. Beard	DL	6'3"	195	SO
12	Byron Beaver B. Beaver	QB	6'1"	185	JR
53	Danny Birdwell D. Birdwell	OL	6'4"	220	SR
61	Ed Bleier E. Bleier	OL	6'1"	200	JR
24	Ken Bolin K. Bolin	RB	5'11"	165	SR
20	David Bradshaw D. Bradshaw	FB	5'10"	185	SR
	Arthur Brannan A. Brannan	OL	6'0"	200	SO
69	Johnny Branson J. Branson	OL	6'0"	200	SR
	Buzzy Brewer B. Brewer	FB	6'0"	185	SO
30	Frank Brewer F. Brewer	FB	6'0"	185	JR
87	Monroe Brewer M. Brewer	DL	6'0"	175	JR
34	Bobby Brezina B. Brezina	FB	6'0"	195	JR
33	Larry Broussard L. Broussard	FB	6'2"	195	JR
78	Bill Brown B. Brown	OL	6'2"	212	SR
	Bill Burch B. Burch	QB	5'9"	160	SO
	Bob Burrows B. Burrows	OL	6'6"	220	SO
40	Mike Carew M. Carew	RB	6'0"	175	JR
	Glenn Carr G. Carr	RB	5'11"	175	SO
54	Ken Chancelor K. Chancelor	OL	6'1"	218	JR
70	Gordon Collins G. Collins	OL	6'2"	220	SO
	Joe Bob Dalluge J. Bob Dalluge	OL	6'4"	210	SO
75	Gerald Deen G. Deen	OL	6'4"	220	JR
81	James Easterling J. Easterling	DL	6'4"	190	SO
68	Richard Elliott R. Elliott	OL	6'0"	193	JR
31	Rocky Hernandez R. Hernandez	FB	5'11"	190	SO
80	Buddy Hodges B. Hodges	DL	6'4"	195	JR
	Lynn Hoffman L. Hoffman	OL	6'2"	170	SO
74	Murdoch Hooper M. Hooper	OL	6'3"	225	SR
85	Ben Howe B. Howe	DL	6'0"	185	JR
60	Bill Howell B. Howell	OL	6'0"	196	SO
72	Joe Bob Isbell J. Bob Isbell	OL	6'1"	215	SR
	Tommy Jankowski T. Jankowski	OL	6'0"	200	SO
64	Ronnie Johnson R. Johnson	OL	6'0"	215	SO
65	Demaree Jones D. Jones	OL	6'2"	180	SO
	John Kelly J. Kelly	OL	5'9"	205	SO
62	Dick Kirtley D. Kirtley	OL	5'10"	200	SR
41	Jerry Kruse J. Kruse	RB	6'0"	183	SO
10	Larry Lindsey L. Lindsey	RB	6'1"	185	SR
	John Magee J. Magee	OL	6'3"	210	SO
15	Barry Marett B. Marett	QB	6'1"	175	SO
89	Sammy McCrary S. McCrary	DL	6'3"	185	SO
43	Bill McMillan B. McMillan	RB	5'10"	180	SO
42	Eddie Mitchamore E. Mitchamore	RB	5'10"	185	SR
79	Pete Nikirk P. Nikirk	OL	6'2"	225	SO
76	Jim Norris J. Norris	OL	6'4"	230	SR
	Marcel Nugent M. Nugent	OL	6'6"	225	SO
88	Horst Paul H. Paul	DL	6'1"	195	SO
82	Milt Perkins M. Perkins	DL	6'3"	190	SR
	Buzzy Poage B. Poage	RB	6'1"	190	SO
77	Fred Polser F. Polser	OL	6'5"	220	SO
	Paul Reinhardt P. Reinhardt	RB	5'11"	160	SO
71	Bobby Reynolds B. Reynolds	OL	6'2"	195	SO
32	Charlie Rieves C. Rieves	FB	5'11"	200	SR
22	Gene Ritch G. Ritch	RB	5'11"	165	JR
14	Billy Roland B. Roland	QB	5'9"	160	JR
11	Don Sessions D. Sessions	QB	6'0"	190	SR
	Don Shockey D. Shockey	RB	5'11"	170	SO
21	Billy Smith B. Smith	RB	6'1"	175	SO
	John Stafford J. Stafford	OL	6'4"	215	SO
23	Bill Van Osdel B. Van Osdel	RB	6'1"	190	JR
	Mike Walker M. Walker	QB	5'11"	165	SO
51	Jerry Winkler J. Winkler	OL	6'4"	200	SO
52	Red Wright R. Wright	OL	6'4"	217	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375