Pittsburgh Panthers

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
87	Bill Adams B. Adams	TE	6'2"	190	SR
74	Don Agafon D. Agafon	OL	6'2"	210	SO
54	Bob Ballock B. Ballock	OL	6'0"	190	JR
42	Paul Blanda P. Blanda	LB	6'0"	190	JR
60	Al Bolkovac A. Bolkovac	OL	6'0"	195	SO
51	Ed Bose E. Bose	OL	6'0"	210	SO
35	Joe Capp J. Capp	FB	5'11"	195	SR
67	John Cenci J. Cenci	OL	6'0"	210	SO
78	William Cessar W. Cessar	OL	6'2"	205	SO
79	Phil DeArment P. DeArment	OL	5'11"	220	SO
89	Dick Deitrick D. Deitrick	TE	6'3"	215	SR
34	Glen Dillon G. Dillon	RB	6'0"	185	JR
31	Ray DiPasquale R. DiPasquale	RB	5'10"	165	SO
45	Bobby Epps B. Epps	FB	5'8"	195	SR
21	Ray Ferguson R. Ferguson	FB	5'10"	185	SR
12	Henry Ford H. Ford	QB	5'10"	180	JR
63	Dick Gatz D. Gatz	OL	6'0"	190	SR
80	Fred Glatz F. Glatz	TE	6'0"	190	SO
38	Bobby Grier B. Grier	FB	6'1"	185	SO
64	Rudy Grunder R. Grunder	OL	5'9"	200	SO
37	Bill Hoffman B. Hoffman	RB	5'10"	190	JR
68	Harold Hunter H. Hunter	OL	6'0"	210	JR
26	John Jacobs J. Jacobs	RB	5'11"	195	JR
53	Ed Johnson E. Johnson	OL	6'0"	200	SO
19	Robert Johnson R. Johnson	QB	6'1"	185	JR
92	Paul Kacik P. Kacik	TE	6'0"	175	SO
61	Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy	OL	5'10"	185	JR
47	Bob Kiesel B. Kiesel	FB	5'11"	195	SO
70	Eldred Kraemer E. Kraemer	OL	6'3"	210	JR
59	Gary LeDonne G. LeDonne	OL	6'2"	185	SO
71	Howard Linn H. Linn	OL	5'11"	200	SO
46	Joe Los J. Los	FB	6'0"	195	SO
96	Ray Macedonia R. Macedonia	TE	6'0"	190	JR
25	Dick Manson D. Manson	RB	5'10"	180	SO
16	Rudy Mattioli R. Mattioli	QB	6'1"	190	JR
22	Richie McCabe R. McCabe	RB	6'0"	170	JR
86	Bob McQuaide B. McQuaide	TE	6'0"	190	JR
27	Don Michaels D. Michaels	RB	6'0"	190	SO
18	Pete Neft P. Neft	QB	6'1"	180	SO
44	Mike Omatick M. Omatick	LB	5'10"	185	SR
98	Lou Palatella L. Palatella	OL	6'1"	225	JR
83	John Paluck J. Paluck	TE	6'1"	210	SO
76	Bill Priatko B. Priatko	OL	6'1"	210	SR
24	Chester Rice C. Rice	RB	5'10"	175	JR
56	Don Schlick D. Schlick	OL	6'0"	195	JR
73	William Schmitt W. Schmitt	OL	6'1"	215	SO
30	Gene Steratore G. Steratore	RB	6'0"	185	SO
66	Ed Stowe E. Stowe	OL	5'10"	210	SO
65	Glen Tunning G. Tunning	OL	5'11"	225	SO
77	Bob Verna B. Verna	OL	6'0"	210	SO
62	Walt Vonau W. Vonau	OL	5'9"	195	SO
72	Ken Voytell K. Voytell	TE	6'1"	200	SR
11	Bob Wrabley B. Wrabley	RB	5'10"	170	JR
85	Joe Zombek J. Zombek	TE	6'0"	185	SR

More CFB News

Once in the shadow of basketball, New Mexico football jumps into the AP Top 25 for the first time

Nov 5, 2026

No. 25 Florida to start QB Tramell Jones against Oklahoma in the Swamp, AP source says

Nov 5, 2026

SEC Week 10: Loaded weekend brings pivotal tests for playoff hopefuls

Nov 5, 2026

No. 1 Miami's trip to No. 4 Notre Dame, Virginia Tech's trip to SMU headline ACC's weekly schedule

Nov 5, 2026

Ohio State and Oregon attempt to boost their playoff hopes in Big Ten's spotlight game this week

Nov 5, 2026

Big 12's Holy War is 1st time Utah and BYU meet with both in AP top 10

Nov 5, 2026

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