NC State Wolfpack

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
12	Merrick Barnes M. Barnes	QB	6'1"	193	SO
78	Fred Bernhard F. Bernhard	OL	6'2"	224	JR
23	Carson Bosher C. Bosher	RB	5'8"	185	SO
62	Joe Bushofsky J. Bushofsky	OL	5'10"	210	SR
	Bob Bussard B. Bussard	OL	6'0"	185	SO
22	Mike Clark M. Clark	RB	5'10"	175	SO
79	Lloyd Cooke L. Cooke	OL	6'3"	225	SO
32	Jim D'Antonio J. D'Antonio	FB	5'11"	195	SR
	Jim Darrup J. Darrup	RB	5'10"	180	SO
16	Tom Dellinger T. Dellinger	QB	6'2"	195	SR
87	Bob Faircloth B. Faircloth	TE	6'4"	196	SO
33	Pete Falzarano P. Falzarano	FB	5'10"	198	SO
18	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	QB	6'4"	220	SR
83	John Gill J. Gill	TE	5'11"	204	SR
41	Stacy Gillen S. Gillen	RB	5'8"	168	SO
89	John Golden J. Golden	TE	6'0"	200	JR
82	Bill Harden B. Harden	TE	6'1"	185	SR
30	Dave Houtz D. Houtz	FB	5'10"	196	SO
40	Tony Koszarsky T. Koszarsky	RB	5'8"	168	SO
85	Ron Krall R. Krall	TE	6'2"	190	JR
50	Jerry Krecicki J. Krecicki	OL	5'11"	188	SO
77	Lou Krezanosky L. Krezanosky	OL	6'5"	218	SO
17	Bill Kriger B. Kriger	QB	5'9"	158	JR
86	Dennis Kroll D. Kroll	TE	5'11"	190	SR
52	Walt Kudryan W. Kudryan	OL	6'2"	210	JR
75	Nick Maravich N. Maravich	OL	6'4"	225	SR
88	Daniel Martin D. Martin	TE	6'1"	188	SO
80	James Martin J. Martin	TE	6'2"	170	SO
61	Skip Matthews S. Matthews	OL	6'1"	215	JR
84	Don Montgomery D. Montgomery	TE	6'2"	205	SO
34	Roger Moore R. Moore	FB	6'0"	200	JR
81	John Morris J. Morris	TE	6'1"	190	SR
68	Kent Morton K. Morton	OL	6'1"	204	SR
54	Oscar Overcash O. Overcash	OL	6'2"	225	SO
76	Fran Palandrani F. Palandrani	OL	6'1"	224	SR
72	Pat Powell P. Powell	OL	5'8"	200	SO
66	Harry Puckett H. Puckett	OL	5'9"	201	JR
31	Phil Raiford P. Raiford	FB	6'2"	205	SO
51	Sam Raneri S. Raneri	OL	6'0"	205	SR
60	Bob Renner B. Renner	OL	6'2"	215	SO
14	Jim Rossi J. Rossi	QB	5'10"	165	SO
53	Robert Royer R. Royer	OL	5'11"	196	SO
	Phil Sandifer P. Sandifer	RB	6'2"	190	SO
44	Joe Scarpati J. Scarpati	RB	5'10"	180	SO
65	Jack Schafer J. Schafer	OL	5'7"	200	SO
70	Jake Shaffer J. Shaffer	OL	6'0"	230	SR
	Tom Shea T. Shea	RB	6'0"	201	JR
	Golden Simpson G. Simpson	OL	5'10"	200	SO
69	Graham Singleton G. Singleton	OL	5'10"	224	SR
45	Ronald Skosnik R. Skosnik	QB	6'1"	185	SO
35	Younger Snead Y. Snead	FB	5'10"	195	JR
	Silas Snow S. Snow	OL	5'10"	190	SO
67	Pete Starr P. Starr	OL	5'11"	207	SO
	Roy Stephenson R. Stephenson	TE	6'1"	210	JR
	Anthony Suleski A. Suleski	TE	6'2"	195	SO
63	Bill Sullivan B. Sullivan	OL	5'9"	200	SO
42	Al Taylor A. Taylor	RB	6'0"	190	SR
55	Gerald Topinka G. Topinka	OL	6'0"	185	SO
71	John Turco J. Turco	OL	6'1"	216	SO
74	Chuck Wachtel C. Wachtel	OL	6'2"	212	SO
73	Bert Wilder B. Wilder	OL	6'3"	225	JR
24	Bob Wolfer B. Wolfer	RB	6'1"	190	SR
64	Roy Wood R. Wood	OL	5'9"	200	SO
21	Les Young L. Young	RB	5'11"	185	SO

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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

Bradley

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

27.0

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	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
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