Minnesota Golden Gophers

1952 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
74	Robert Almer R. Almer	OL	6'0"	195	SO
97	Raymond Ammentorp R. Ammentorp	OL	6'1"	200	SO
61	Richard Anderson R. Anderson	OL	6'0"	193	SR
70	Clinton Andrus C. Andrus	OL	6'2"	215	SO
20	Don Arthur D. Arthur	RB	5'10"	170	SO
36	John Baumgartner J. Baumgartner	FB	6'1"	200	SO
77	James Boo J. Boo	OL	6'1"	205	SR
79	Stavros Canakes S. Canakes	OL	6'1"	220	JR
22	Geno Capelletti G. Capelletti	QB	5'11"	182	SO
66	Harry Coates H. Coates	OL	6'1"	195	JR
32	Richard Dargis R. Dargis	FB	5'11"	185	GR
76	Dave Drill D. Drill	OL	6'3"	215	SO
68	Burnham Elton B. Elton	OL	5'10"	195	SO
73	William Foss W. Foss	OL	6'2"	205	SR
84	Roger French R. French	DL	6'3"	200	SR
92	Vernon Frye V. Frye	OL	6'2"	193	SO
10	Paul Giel P. Giel	RB	5'11"	185	JR
40	Ralph Goode R. Goode	RB	5'8"	170	SO
67	Robert Hagemeister R. Hagemeister	OL	6'0"	200	FR
71	Ronald Hansen R. Hansen	OL	5'11"	215	JR
63	Douglas Heidenreich D. Heidenreich	OL	5'10"	190	SR
42	Edward Heinz E. Heinz	RB	5'9"	180	JR
57	Gerald Helgenson G. Helgenson	OL	6'3"	218	SO
33	Melvin Holme M. Holme	FB	5'11"	200	JR
78	Gordon Holz G. Holz	OL	6'4"	215	SO
65	Richard Hugunin R. Hugunin	OL	6'0"	200	JR
87	John Kapotas J. Kapotas	DL	6'0"	190	FR
64	Richard Kauffmann R. Kauffmann	OL	5'11"	200	JR
45	Kermit Klefsaas K. Klefsaas	RB	5'10"	190	JR
60	Gordon Lindgren G. Lindgren	OL	5'11"	195	SR
14	Richard May R. May	QB	5'11"	190	SR
86	Phillip McElroy P. McElroy	DL	6'3"	185	SO
25	Michael McMahaon M. McMahaon	RB	5'10"	160	SO
85	Robert McNamara R. McNamara	DL	6'0"	190	SO
48	Joseph Meighen J. Meighen	RB	6'2"	185	SO
69	Jack Mertes J. Mertes	OL	6'2"	203	SR
74	James Nold J. Nold	OL	6'2"	225	SO
55	Scott Prescott S. Prescott	OL	6'0"	210	SR
26	Dale Quist D. Quist	RB	5'10"	170	SO
62	Jerome Rau J. Rau	OL	5'8"	195	SO
72	James Reed J. Reed	OL	6'1"	200	SR
80	Frank Rog F. Rog	TE	6'0"	180	SO
81	Robert Rutford R. Rutford	DL	6'0"	185	JR
12	Laurence Schmitt L. Schmitt	QB	6'0"	175	SO
54	Larry Schultz L. Schultz	OL	5'11"	185	JR
91	Richard Sexe R. Sexe	OL	6'2"	200	SR
89	Ronald Smith R. Smith	DL	6'2"	190	SO
88	James Soltau J. Soltau	DL	6'2"	195	SO
82	Everett Sorenson E. Sorenson	DL	6'0"	188	SO
50	Charles Stamschror C. Stamschror	OL	6'1"	197	SO
46	Michael Sullivan M. Sullivan	RB	5'11"	180	SO
17	Donald Swanson D. Swanson	QB	5'11"	178	SO
24	Fred Techel F. Techel	RB	6'1"	190	SO
35	Ronald Wallin R. Wallin	FB	6'1"	218	JR
56	Willis Wood W. Wood	OL	6'1"	203	JR
75	Percy Zachary P. Zachary	OL	5'11"	197	JR

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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