Vanderbilt Commodores

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
	Wayne Anthony W. Anthony	FB	5'10"	193	SO
20	Larry Banks L. Banks	RB	5'8"	167	JR
10	Buddy Barrett B. Barrett	QB	6'0"	172	SO
50	Cody Binkley C. Binkley	OL	6'2"	210	SR
82	Richard Bohner R. Bohner	TE	6'2"	206	SO
77	Dan Boone D. Boone	OL	6'3"	219	SR
87	Nat Bullock N. Bullock	TE	6'4"	211	SO
40	Jim Burroughs J. Burroughs	FB	5'1"	211	SO
83	Wade Butcher W. Butcher	TE	6'2"	210	SR
80	Ralph Cash R. Cash	TE	6'3"	178	SO
25	Tommy Clark T. Clark	RB	5'9"	180	SO
12	Jon Cleveland J. Cleveland	QB	6'1"	189	SO
73	Bill Corbin B. Corbin	OL	6'3"	209	SR
43	Billy Crawford B. Crawford	FB	5'1"	201	JR
24	Ed Creagh E. Creagh	RB	5'11"	182	SR
67	Jule Crocker J. Crocker	OL	6'0"	202	JR
60	John Cropp J. Cropp	OL	5'11"	202	SR
33	Terrell Dye T. Dye	RB	5'11"	178	JR
70	Stewart Elliott S. Elliott	OL	6'4"	207	SO
36	Roger Fish R. Fish	RB	6'0"	179	SO
53	Roy Frazier R. Frazier	OL	5'11"	197	SO
69	Wilford Fuqua W. Fuqua	OL	5'11"	190	SO
35	Thom Garden T. Garden	RB	6'0"	174	SR
	Dan Gerow D. Gerow	FB	6'1"	202	SO
30	Arthur Guepe A. Guepe	RB	5'9"	161	SO
74	Wayne Hall W. Hall	OL	6'4"	226	SR
84	Bruce Hammer B. Hammer	TE	6'1"	195	JR
14	Jim Hardy J. Hardy	QB	6'2"	204	SO
76	Don Herndon D. Herndon	OL	6'3"	206	JR
	Melvin Holland M. Holland	OL	6'0"	202	SO
22	Matt Howard M. Howard	RB	5'10"	168	JR
86	Gary Hudson G. Hudson	TE	6'1"	206	JR
42	Jim Johnson J. Johnson	FB	6'2"	220	SR
65	Tom Kenny T. Kenny	OL	6'1"	207	SO
13	Hank Lesesne H. Lesesne	QB	5'10"	184	JR
15	Dave Longley D. Longley	QB	6'3"	193	JR
88	Tommy Martin T. Martin	TE	6'4"	203	SO
66	George McGugin G. McGugin	OL	6'0"	184	JR
75	Mike Reese M. Reese	OL	5'10"	214	JR
23	Steve Shaw S. Shaw	RB	6'0"	190	SO
54	Gary Smith G. Smith	OL	6'1"	180	SO
85	George Smith G. Smith	TE	6'2"	200	SR
32	Jeff Starling J. Starling	RB	5'11"	182	JR
72	Sam Sullins S. Sullins	OL	6'3"	210	SO
89	Dick Teets D. Teets	TE	6'1"	208	JR
78	Bill Thomas B. Thomas	OL	6'1"	213	SR
63	Davison Thompson D. Thompson	OL	6'3"	211	JR
52	Paul Thurmond P. Thurmond	OL	5'9"	191	SO
	Ronald Voight R. Voight	OL	6'2"	222	SO
3	Grady Wade G. Wade	K/P	6'2"	214	JR
64	Bill Waldrup B. Waldrup	OL	6'1"	181	SO
68	Charley Wells C. Wells	OL	5'11"	193	JR
62	Clark Williams C. Williams	OL	6'3"	206	SO
44	Jack Yusk J. Yusk	FB	5'9"	190	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

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