Purdue Boilermakers

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
15	Bernie Allen B. Allen	QB	6'0"	173	JR
20	Frank Amato F. Amato	RB	6'0"	170	SR
82	Francis Anastasia F. Anastasia	TE	6'2"	193	JR
89	Harry Basan H. Basan	TE	6'0"	178	SO
76	Jerry Beabout J. Beabout	OL	6'3"	222	JR
73	Bob Becker B. Becker	OL	6'3"	222	SR
70	Curtis Binckley C. Binckley	OL	6'0"	218	SO
78	Larry Bowie L. Bowie	OL	6'2"	214	SO
55	Fred Brandel F. Brandel	OL	6'0"	213	SR
	Dick Brooks D. Brooks	WR
46	Richard Brooks R. Brooks	TE	6'3"	190	SR
44	Floyd Cherry F. Cherry	RB	5'11"	180	SO
63	John Ciccone J. Ciccone	OL	5'10"	190	SR
66	Frank Corrova F. Corrova	OL	6'0"	190	SO
40	Don Donahue D. Donahue	RB	5'11"	188	SO
	Jack Elwell J. Elwell	WR
88	John Elwell J. Elwell	TE	6'4"	194	SO
50	Devere Fair D. Fair	OL	6'0"	207	SR
52	Steve Fedorchak S. Fedorchak	OL	6'0"	180	SO
18	Ross Fichtner R. Fichtner	QB	6'0"	172	SR
23	Lee Fisher L. Fisher	RB	6'0"	165	SO
69	Robert Foster R. Foster	OL	6'0"	205	SO
28	Joe Gliwa J. Gliwa	RB	5'11"	185	SO
	Jack Greiner J. Greiner	WR
92	John Greiner J. Greiner	TE	6'2"	205	SO
12	Maury Guttman M. Guttman	QB	5'11"	186	JR
85	John Heckman J. Heckman	TE	6'4"	199	SO
22	Dave Hoehnen D. Hoehnen	RB	6'1"	201	SO
72	Ted Jacob T. Jacob	OL	6'1"	215	JR
87	Richard Jacobs R. Jacobs	TE	6'0"	186	SO
80	Leonard Jardine L. Jardine	TE	6'0"	199	SR
36	Bob Jarus B. Jarus	FB	6'0"	202	SR
16	Wayne Jones W. Jones	QB	6'0"	168	SR
31	Willie Jones W. Jones	FB	5'11"	193	JR
56	Sam Joyner S. Joyner	OL	5'11"	211	SR
59	Phil Kardasz P. Kardasz	OL	6'0"	201	JR
58	Frank Kozlevchar F. Kozlevchar	OL	5'11"	205	SO
74	Kenneth Kraus K. Kraus	OL	6'1"	201	SO
61	Thomas Krysinski T. Krysinski	OL	5'11"	202	SO
84	James Kubinski J. Kubinski	TE	5'11"	187	SO
27	Joe Kulbacki J. Kulbacki	RB	6'0"	181	SR
35	Dave Kurtz D. Kurtz	FB	5'11"	197	SR
33	Jack Laraway J. Laraway	FB	6'2"	195	SR
67	Ron Maltony R. Maltony	OL	5'10"	200	JR
65	John Marra J. Marra	OL	5'11"	226	SO
83	Dan Mason D. Mason	TE	6'3"	201	SR
29	Dick Mayoras D. Mayoras	RB	5'10"	174	SR
30	Donn Mayoras D. Mayoras	RB	5'10"	182	JR
10	Herb McGuire H. McGuire	QB	6'0"	191	SO
51	Albert Mincevich A. Mincevich	OL	6'1"	212	SO
42	Mike Ostrowski M. Ostrowski	RB	6'0"	196	SO
64	Gene Pagliaro G. Pagliaro	OL	5'9"	200	JR
34	William Pesci W. Pesci	FB	5'9"	192	SO
17	Joe Prest J. Prest	QB	5'10"	170	JR
71	Sidney Reggie S. Reggie	OL	6'0"	230	SR
79	Dale Rems D. Rems	OL	6'4"	224	JR
93	Paul Rose P. Rose	OL	5'8"	184	JR
75	Patrick Russ P. Russ	OL	6'3"	228	SO
60	Stanley Sczurek S. Sczurek	OL	5'11"	214	SO
53	Terry Sheehan T. Sheehan	OL	6'0"	197	SR
95	Robert Sherman R. Sherman	TE	6'2"	205	SR
77	Ron Skufca R. Skufca	OL	6'3"	245	SO
21	Jim Tiller J. Tiller	RB	5'7"	151	JR
81	Wayne Tucci W. Tucci	OL	6'0"	194	SO
62	Emory Turner E. Turner	OL	6'1"	219	SR
45	Clyde Washington C. Washington	RB	6'0"	190	SR
47	John Watson J. Watson	OL	6'1"	207	SO
94	Dennis Wierzal D. Wierzal	QB	6'0"	183	SO
43	Len Wilson L. Wilson	RB	6'0"	186	SR
86	Manzie Winters M. Winters	TE	6'5"	191	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	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