Utah Utes

1953 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
Tom Adams T. Adams	DL	6'1"	175	SO
Donnie Barr D. Barr	OL	6'2"	200	SO
Robert Bogden R. Bogden	OL	6'2"	185	JR
Hal Bourne H. Bourne	OL	5'10"	175	SR
Frank Branham F. Branham	FB	6'0"	170	SR
Gail Brown G. Brown	OL	6'2"	185	JR
Richard Brown R. Brown	RB	5'8"	170	SO
Dick Bubak D. Bubak	DL	6'2"	190	SR
Tom Charlebois T. Charlebois	OL	6'1"	180	JR
Spencer Conley S. Conley	OL	6'0"	185	JR
Paul Cook P. Cook	RB	6'0"	180	SR
Bert Cooper B. Cooper	OL	6'3"	195	SO
Carter Cowley C. Cowley	QB	6'0"	155	SR
Bud Cross B. Cross	DL	6'1"	180	SO
Jack Cross J. Cross	RB	6'0"	175	SR
Dave Dungan D. Dungan	QB	5'10"	175	SO
James Durrant J. Durrant	OL	5'10"	195	SR
Arlan Evans A. Evans	OL	6'1"	195	SO
Ray Feller R. Feller	RB	5'10"	180	JR
George Fisher G. Fisher	RB	5'6"	205	SO
Nathan Forte N. Forte	OL	5'10"	200	SO
Robert Gawronski R. Gawronski	OL	6'0"	205	JR
Dave Germann D. Germann	DL	6'2"	197	SO
Jed Gibson J. Gibson	RB	6'1"	185	SO
Ben Glover B. Glover	FB	5'11"	170	JR
Charles Grant C. Grant	OL	6'4"	260	SR
Don Henderson D. Henderson	OL	6'3"	220	JR
Dean Huntley D. Huntley	DL	6'1"	175	SO
Don Jensen D. Jensen	OL	6'3"	190	SR
Bill Johnson B. Johnson	OL	5'10"	175	SO
Joe Kine J. Kine	FB	5'8"	165	JR
Dick Lewis D. Lewis	OL	5'10"	190	JR
Louis Mele L. Mele	FB	5'6"	170	SO
Tom Moore T. Moore	OL	6'0"	225	SO
Herb Nakken H. Nakken	RB	6'1"	190	SO
Orville Nellestein O. Nellestein	DL	6'0"	185	JR
Morris Nelson M. Nelson	DL	6'1"	175	SR
Doug Pallay D. Pallay	DL	6'1"	180	SO
Gene Pantuso G. Pantuso	RB	5'10"	170	SO
Don Petersen D. Petersen	FB	5'8"	170	SR
Max Pierce M. Pierce	RB	5'11"	165	JR
Carl Poglajen C. Poglajen	OL	5'11"	225	JR
Lyle Ranck L. Ranck	OL	6'0"	190	SO
Dave Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	OL	6'4"	205	SO
Carl Roepke C. Roepke	RB	5'10"	180	SO
Ronald Runnells R. Runnells	OL	6'10"	195	SR
Don Rydalch D. Rydalch	QB	6'1"	170	SR
Darold Simmons D. Simmons	OL	6'0"	180	SR
Gerald Simmons G. Simmons	OL	6'0"	180	SR
Lynn Simons L. Simons	OL	5'2"	205	SO
Neil Sorensen N. Sorensen	QB	5'9"	150	JR
Lynn Spindler L. Spindler	RB	5'11"	170	JR
James Tarro J. Tarro	FB	5'9"	160	SO
Gilbert Taylor G. Taylor	OL	6'2"	195	SO
Tommy Thompson T. Thompson	OL	6'1"	190	SR
Jack Wade J. Wade	DL	6'1"	185	JR
VarSelle Weaver V. Weaver	DL	5'10"	175	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

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

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

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

40.6

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

324.1

318.0

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	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
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

	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

	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