Purdue Boilermakers

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
68	Russell Addison R. Addison	OL	5'10"	175	JR
81	Robert Allan R. Allan	TE	5'11"	180	SO
82	Ronald Allan R. Allan	TE	5'11"	180	SO
53	John Allen J. Allen	OL	6'2"	200	JR
69	Charles Andres C. Andres	OL	5'8"	173	JR
72	Frank Angelotti F. Angelotti	OL	5'11"	212	JR
12	Charles Baer C. Baer	QB	6'2"	185	JR
33	Eugene Barnhorn E. Barnhorn	FB	5'10"	182	JR
27	James Bercich J. Bercich	RB	5'7"	180	SO
89	Robert Bergmann R. Bergmann	TE	6'3"	188	SO
65	Thomas Bettis T. Bettis	OL	6'0"	200	JR
21	Rex Brock R. Brock	RB	5'9"	160	JR
76	James Cahoon J. Cahoon	OL	6'0"	225	SO
78	Richard Clatterbuck R. Clatterbuck	OL	6'1"	195	SO
52	William Connelly W. Connelly	OL	5'11"	190	SO
35	Robert Craton R. Craton	FB	5'11"	175	JR
56	Walter Cudzik W. Cudzik	OL	6'2"	198	SR
77	Thomas Decatur T. Decatur	OL	6'1"	193	SR
32	Philip Ehrman P. Ehrman	FB	5'9"	180	JR
16	Roy Evans R. Evans	QB	6'0"	187	SR
22	Monta Goodwin M. Goodwin	RB	5'8"	164	JR
14	Froncie Gutman F. Gutman	QB	6'0"	175	SO
43	Karl Herkommer K. Herkommer	RB	5'10"	175	SR
66	Walter Houston W. Houston	OL	6'0"	195	SO
44	Jerry Jansen J. Jansen	RB	5'9"	174	JR
86	John Kerr J. Kerr	TE	5'11"	164	JR
58	Glenn Knecht G. Knecht	OL	6'1"	200	JR
42	Donald Kozminski D. Kozminski	RB	5'9"	163	SR
79	Joseph Krupa J. Krupa	OL	6'0"	232	SO
29	Mike Maccioli M. Maccioli	RB	6'0"	184	SR
61	Thomas Maloney T. Maloney	OL	6'1"	191	SO
63	Frederick Miller F. Miller	OL	5'10"	185	JR
25	Daniel Molchan D. Molchan	RB	5'10"	185	SR
40	Bill Murakowski B. Murakowski	RB	5'11"	195	SO
70	Richard Murley R. Murley	OL	6'0"	225	SO
10	Edwin Neves E. Neves	QB	5'5"	173	SO
73	Ray Pacer R. Pacer	OL	6'4"	212	SR
74	Frank Paparazzo F. Paparazzo	OL	6'1"	206	SO
28	James Peters J. Peters	RB	5'7"	162	SO
36	Daniel Pobojewski D. Pobojewski	FB	5'9"	175	SR
62	Fred Preziosio F. Preziosio	OL	6'2"	241	JR
87	Russell Quilbot R. Quilbot	TE	6'0"	178	JR
83	Thomas Redinger T. Redinger	TE	6'1"	181	SR
34	James Reichert J. Reichert	FB	6'0"	194	JR
50	Thomas Scanlan T. Scanlan	OL	5'9"	196	JR
38	Max Schmaling M. Schmaling	FB	6'0"	210	SR
17	John Sevanich J. Sevanich	TE	6'0"	187	SO
67	Richard Skibinski R. Skibinski	OL	5'9"	215	SO
80	Robert Springer R. Springer	TE	6'1"	184	SO
71	David Whiteaker D. Whiteaker	OL	6'2"	212	SR
84	Donn Whitmer D. Whitmer	TE	6'0"	176	SO
60	James Willey J. Willey	OL	5'9"	185	SO
85	James Wojciehowski J. Wojciehowski	TE	6'3"	215	SR
64	Robert Wojcik R. Wojcik	OL	5'7"	185	JR
75	Joseph Wojtys J. Wojtys	OL	6'1"	204	SR
18	Andrew Wyckoff A. Wyckoff	RB	5'10"	165	SO
41	Edward Zembal E. Zembal	RB	5'8"	161	JR
88	Leonard Zyzda L. Zyzda	TE	6'4"	205	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

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