Purdue Boilermakers

1955 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
22	Tom Aykroid T. Aykroid	TE	5'10"	166	SO
44	Erich Barnes E. Barnes	RB	6'3"	189	SO
38	Randell Barrett R. Barrett	RB	6'0"	200	SO
89	Robert Bergmann R. Bergmann	TE	6'3"	197	SR
61	Ron Biletnikoff R. Biletnikoff	OL	6'1"	231	SO
27	John Brideweser J. Brideweser	QB	5'9"	161	JR
76	James Cahoon J. Cahoon	OL	6'0"	236	SR
83	Steve Chernicky S. Chernicky	TE	6'1"	193	JR
50	Robert Clasey R. Clasey	OL	5'11"	201	JR
36	Tom Crowl T. Crowl	FB	6'2"	219	JR
16	Len Dawson L. Dawson	QB	6'0"	180	JR
35	Melvin Dillard M. Dillard	FB	6'2"	186	SO
12	Stan Eaton S. Eaton	QB	5'11"	173	JR
34	Alfred Espinda A. Espinda	TE	6'1"	201	SO
59	Don Fife D. Fife	OL	6'4"	219	JR
21	Tom Fletcher T. Fletcher	RB	5'10"	172	SO
58	Neil Habig N. Habig	OL	6'0"	204	SO
78	Frank Hoffman F. Hoffman	OL	6'1"	219	SO
64	John Jardine J. Jardine	OL	5'11"	182	SO
45	Bill Jennings B. Jennings	RB	6'0"	198	JR
82	Robert Khoenle R. Khoenle	TE	6'1"	207	JR
79	Joe Krupa J. Krupa	OL	6'0"	244	SR
18	Ted Krzeczowski T. Krzeczowski	QB	5'11"	184	JR
33	David Kurtz D. Kurtz	FB	5'11"	190	SO
53	Bob Leonard B. Leonard	OL	6'2"	207	JR
81	Lamar Lundy L. Lundy	TE	6'6"	225	JR
25	Kenneth Mikes K. Mikes	RB	6'0"	174	SO
63	Fred Miller F. Miller	OL	5'10"	196	SR
40	Bill Murakowski B. Murakowski	FB	6'1"	207	SR
70	Dick Murley D. Murley	OL	6'0"	229	SR
10	Edwin Neves E. Neves	RB	5'5"	174	SR
75	Kenneth Panfil K. Panfil	OL	6'5"	248	SR
74	Frank Paparazzo F. Paparazzo	OL	6'1"	210	SR
28	Jim Peters J. Peters	RB	5'7"	180	SR
71	Dominic Picco D. Picco	OL	5'10"	228	SR
73	Terry Rose T. Rose	OL	6'2"	238	JR
65	Ron Sabal R. Sabal	OL	6'2"	214	SO
66	Gene Selawski G. Selawski	OL	6'4"	247	SO
62	James Shea J. Shea	OL	5'10"	216	JR
85	Gene Sheehy G. Sheehy	OL	6'1"	196	JR
56	John Simerson J. Simerson	OL	6'3"	237	JR
67	Dick Skibinski D. Skibinski	OL	5'9"	218	SR
52	Dale Snelling D. Snelling	OL	6'1"	194	JR
72	Bill Spillane B. Spillane	OL	6'2"	214	SO
80	Robert Springer R. Springer	TE	6'1"	192	SR
60	Joseph Stepanek J. Stepanek	OL	5'10"	206	JR
86	Mercer Vicens M. Vicens	TE	5'10"	192	SO
77	Edward Voytek E. Voytek	OL	6'2"	233	JR
84	Donn Whitmer D. Whitmer	TE	6'0"	183	SR
29	Jim Whitmer J. Whitmer	RB	6'1"	180	SR
88	Leonard Zyzda L. Zyzda	TE	6'4"	205	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

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