Louisville Cardinals

1951 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
87	Kenneth Anderson K. Anderson	TE	6'1"	185	FR
64	Charles Asher C. Asher	OL	5'10"	185	SR
77	Bob Bender B. Bender	OL	6'2"	225	FR
49	Harold Bethea H. Bethea	OL	6'0"	190	JR
61	Herman R. Bethea H. R. Bethea	OL	5'9"	185	FR
24	John Brewer J. Brewer	RB	6'4"	215	SR
14	Jack Browning J. Browning	RB	5'9"	170	JR
12	Bill Campbell B. Campbell	RB	6'0"	180	FR
	Walter Crawford W. Crawford	RB	6'0"	176	SO
46	Ken Day K. Day	RB	5'11"	200	SR
81	Mike Dewald M. Dewald	TE	6'2"	184	SO
71	Jim Fultz J. Fultz	TE	6'3"	205	SO
60	Jack Gillam J. Gillam	OL	6'1"	187	JR
83	Frank Grdnic F. Grdnic	TE	6'3"	191	SR
57	Robert Hays R. Hays	TE	6'3"	188	FR
47	Don Hill D. Hill	RB	6'2"	195	FR
67	Leroy Holben L. Holben	OL	6'0"	205	JR
82	Robert Howard R. Howard	TE	6'1"	179	FR
36	Ted Howard T. Howard	RB	5'10"	180	JR
58	Fred Hughes F. Hughes	OL	6'1"	190	SO
	Leonard Kaminski L. Kaminski	OL	6'0"	195	FR
38	Bill Karns B. Karns	RB	6'0"	194	SR
76	Nellis Klein N. Klein	OL	6'2"	205	SR
56	Otto Knop O. Knop	OL	6'0"	190	JR
70	Dick Kovanda D. Kovanda	OL	6'0"	185	FR
52	Irv Lambert I. Lambert	OL	5'10"	185	SO
65	Robert Lichvar R. Lichvar	OL	6'0"	180	SO
74	Bill Lively B. Lively	OL	6'2"	225	SO
62	Gene Massaro G. Massaro	OL	5'11"	198	JR
75	Marvin Mingus M. Mingus	OL	6'1"	210	SO
54	Keith Myers K. Myers	OL	5'10"	190	SO
	Jerry Nassano J. Nassano	RB	5'11"	170	FR
26	Joe Nicoletti J. Nicoletti	RB	5'11"	175	JR
18	Jim Olmstead J. Olmstead	RB	6'0"	171	SO
44	Bill Pence B. Pence	RB	5'9"	200	JR
85	Roy Pugh R. Pugh	TE	6'0"	176	SO
	Don Purcell D. Purcell	OL	6'1"	175	FR
32	Babe Ray B. Ray	RB	5'10"	185	SR
66	Gerald Ray G. Ray	OL	6'0"	185	SR
73	Les Rechtin L. Rechtin	OL	6'0"	215	SO
80	Dave Rivenbark D. Rivenbark	TE	6'1"	175	JR
22	John Shelton J. Shelton	RB	5'9"	155	SR
28	Harlan Silliman H. Silliman	RB	5'11"	170	FR
86	B.L. Smith	TE	6'0"	185	FR
42	Harold Streigel H. Streigel	RB	5'8"	180	JR
	Bob Thomas B. Thomas	RB	6'0"	185	FR
34	Raymond Townsell R. Townsell	RB	6'1"	190	FR
16	John Unitas J. Unitas	RB	6'3"	175	FR
63	Jack Valvo J. Valvo	OL	5'11"	196	JR
72	Rex Warner R. Warner	OL	6'1"	193	SR
48	Jim Williams J. Williams	RB	5'10"	200	JR
84	Jim Wilshire J. Wilshire	TE	6'2"	195	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333