Vanderbilt Commodores

1951 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
44	R.C. Allen	FB	6'0"	180	JR
75	Paul Billings P. Billings	OL	6'4"	217	JR
	Harold Brown H. Brown	DL	6'1"	195	FR
36	Danny Byers D. Byers	RB	5'11"	170	FR
26	Bob Cappelletti B. Cappelletti	RB	5'8"	160	FR
60	John Cheadle J. Cheadle	OL	6'1"	205	JR
86	Malcolm Cook M. Cook	DL	6'2"	188	JR
77	Alex Darnell A. Darnell	OL	6'2"	213	SR
13	Jim DeMain J. DeMain	QB	5'11"	177	SO
43	John Dodd J. Dodd	FB	6'1"	180	SO
34	Allan Drash A. Drash	RB	5'9"	178	JR
35	Billy Duncan B. Duncan	RB	6'2"	176	FR
33	Roy Duncan R. Duncan	RB	6'0"	179	SO
20	Bill Edwards B. Edwards	RB	5'9"	165	SO
25	Jake Ewashko J. Ewashko	RB	6'0"	185	FR
22	Terry Fails T. Fails	RB	6'2"	188	JR
53	Bob Farris B. Farris	OL	6'2"	195	SO
74	Morris Ferguson M. Ferguson	OL	6'2"	200	SO
23	Dick Foster D. Foster	RB	5'9"	174	JR
30	Don Gleisner D. Gleisner	RB	6'0"	170	FR
54	Wimpy Golden W. Golden	OL	6'1"	185	JR
66	Bobby Goodall B. Goodall	OL	5'11"	185	FR
65	John Hall J. Hall	OL	5'10"	180	FR
87	Charley Hawkins C. Hawkins	DL	6'3"	195	SO
	Bill Henley B. Henley	RB	6'0"	170	SO
82	Bob Hines B. Hines	DL	6'0"	183	JR
10	Jimmy Holmes J. Holmes	QB	5'10"	165	FR
62	Doug Holt D. Holt	OL	5'10"	190	SO
85	Erwin Jones E. Jones	DL	6'4"	195	SO
68	Lanar Keese L. Keese	OL	6'2"	205	SR
	Karl Ketron K. Ketron	DL	5'11"	185	FR
	Bob Kettelhut B. Kettelhut	OL	5'11"	200	FR
84	Ted Kirkland T. Kirkland	DL	6'5"	196	SR
32	Mickey Lakos M. Lakos	RB	6'0"	185	JR
64	Taylor Landon T. Landon	OL	6'2"	175	JR
24	Jim Lovelace J. Lovelace	RB	5'10"	174	JR
88	Jack Miron J. Miron	DL	6'3"	195	FR
42	Chuck Newman C. Newman	FB	6'0"	188	SO
63	Andy Novak A. Novak	OL	5'11"	195	SO
55	Jason Papuchis J. Papuchis	OL	6'1"	175	FR
67	Dick Philpot D. Philpot	OL	6'1"	195	SR
40	Jimmy Ray J. Ray	FB	5'10"	185	FR
72	Ken Roberts K. Roberts	OL	6'4"	227	SO
76	Tom Robinson T. Robinson	OL	6'3"	215	JR
83	Ben Roderick B. Roderick	DL	6'0"	195	JR
14	Tex Shelton T. Shelton	QB	6'2"	198	JR
50	Larry Stone L. Stone	OL	6'1"	200	SO
80	Bob Taylor B. Taylor	DL	6'1"	185	JR
78	Walter Waddey W. Waddey	OL	6'2"	200	FR
12	Bill Wade B. Wade	QB	6'2"	202	SR
52	Don Wade D. Wade	OL	6'2"	193	JR
73	Buck Watson B. Watson	OL	6'3"	215	FR
70	Bob Werckle B. Werckle	OL	6'3"	215	SR

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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