Purdue Boilermakers

1954 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
53	John Allen J. Allen	OL	6'2"	201	SR
69	Charles Andres C. Andres	OL	5'8"	179	SR
72	Frank Angelotti F. Angelotti	OL	5'11"	212	SR
89	Bob Bergmann B. Bergmann	TE	6'3"	191	JR
65	Tom Bettis T. Bettis	OL	6'0"	219	SR
27	John Brideweser J. Brideweser	RB	5'9"	156	SO
21	Rex Brock R. Brock	RB	5'9"	159	SR
76	Jim Cahoon J. Cahoon	OL	6'0"	231	JR
16	Len Dawson L. Dawson	QB	6'0"	178	SO
12	Stan Eaton S. Eaton	QB	5'11"	175	SO
32	Phil Ehrman P. Ehrman	FB	5'9"	181	SR
59	Don Fife D. Fife	OL	6'4"	233	SO
38	Dan Fuller D. Fuller	FB	5'11"	208	SO
14	Froncie Gutman F. Gutman	QB	6'0"	181	JR
66	Walter Houston W. Houston	OL	6'0"	201	JR
45	Bill Jennings B. Jennings	RB	6'0"	192	SO
35	John Karason J. Karason	RB	5'8"	171	SO
86	John Kerr J. Kerr	TE	5'11"	170	SR
82	Bob Khoenle B. Khoenle	TE	6'1"	195	SO
58	Glenn Knecht G. Knecht	OL	6'1"	203	SR
79	Joe Krupa J. Krupa	OL	6'0"	237	JR
18	Ted Krzeczowski T. Krzeczowski	QB	5'11"	187	SO
81	Lamar Lundy L. Lundy	TE	6'7"	213	SO
63	Frederick Miller F. Miller	OL	5'10"	192	SR
40	Bill Murakowski B. Murakowski	FB	5'11"	204	JR
70	Dick Murley D. Murley	OL	6'0"	230	JR
10	Ed Neves E. Neves	RB	5'5"	180	JR
74	Frank Paparazzo F. Paparazzo	OL	6'1"	210	JR
28	Jim Peters J. Peters	RB	5'7"	175	JR
71	Dominic Picco D. Picco	OL	5'10"	219	JR
87	Russell Quilbot R. Quilbot	TE	6'0"	181	SR
34	Jim Reichert J. Reichert	FB	6'0"	194	SR
73	Terry Rose T. Rose	OL	6'2"	219	SO
68	Addison Russell A. Russell	OL	5'10"	179	SR
43	Ed Sikora E. Sikora	FB	6'3"	203	SO
56	John Simerson J. Simerson	OL	6'3"	243	SO
67	Dick Skibinski D. Skibinski	OL	5'9"	215	JR
52	Dale Snelling D. Snelling	OL	6'1"	199	SO
80	Bob Springer B. Springer	TE	6'1"	187	JR
60	Joe Stepanek J. Stepanek	OL	5'10"	206	SO
77	Ed Voytek E. Voytek	OL	6'2"	224	SO
84	Donn Whitmer D. Whitmer	TE	6'0"	180	JR
29	Jim Whitmer J. Whitmer	RB	6'1"	184	JR
41	Ed Zembal E. Zembal	RB	5'8"	171	SR
88	Leonard Zyzda L. Zyzda	TE	6'4"	200	JR

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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	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Ball State	3	6	.333
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	5	4	.556
11	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
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