Penn State Nittany Lions

1952 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
89	Jesse Arnelle J. Arnelle	TE	6'5"	228	SO
25	Don Bailey D. Bailey	QB	5'11"	182	SO
57	Don Balthaser D. Balthaser	OL	5'10"	185	SO
60	Don Barney D. Barney	OL	6'0"	184	SR
73	Alfred Bowden A. Bowden	OL	5'11"	235	SO
68	Charles Brown C. Brown	OL	5'11"	193	JR
72	Gene Danser G. Danser	OL	6'1"	212	SO
75	Danny De Falco D. De Falco	OL	5'10"	210	SO
51	Jim Dooley J. Dooley	OL	6'1"	205	SR
24	John Dubinsky J. Dubinsky	QB	5'10"	170	SO
11	Don Eyer D. Eyer	RB	6'0"	185	JR
42	Alton Frey A. Frey	RB	5'10"	172	SO
85	Jim Garrity J. Garrity	TE	6'0"	182	SO
53	Joe Gratson J. Gratson	OL	6'0"	210	SR
69	Sam Green S. Green	OL	5'10"	192	SO
74	Roosevelt Grier R. Grier	OL	6'4"	228	SO
67	Orville Haldeman O. Haldeman	OL	5'8"	205	SO
44	Dick Jones D. Jones	RB	5'9"	165	JR
52	Larry Lancaster L. Lancaster	OL	5'8"	183	SO
12	Bill Leonard B. Leonard	RB	6'0"	190	SR
80	Don Malinak D. Malinak	TE	6'1"	190	JR
88	Ken Newman K. Newman	TE	6'1"	177	JR
23	Norman Paul N. Paul	QB	5'8"	160	SO
76	Carl Pfirman C. Pfirman	OL	6'0"	196	SR
14	Bob Pollard B. Pollard	RB	6'0"	185	SR
22	Tony Rados T. Rados	QB	6'1"	187	JR
70	Herb Raifsnider H. Raifsnider	OL	6'3"	208	SR
	Buddy Rowell B. Rowell	RB
43	Lester Rowell L. Rowell	RB	6'0"	175	SO
71	Stewart Scheetz S. Scheetz	OL	6'2"	228	SR
61	Pete Schoderbek P. Schoderbek	OL	6'0"	184	JR
65	Don Shank D. Shank	OL	5'10"	188	SO
84	Jack Sherry J. Sherry	TE	6'1"	184	SO
34	Pete Shopa P. Shopa	FB	5'9"	172	JR
83	Dave Simon D. Simon	TE	5'11"	178	SR
55	Bob Smith B. Smith	OL	6'0"	184	SR
58	Charles Sowers C. Sowers	OL	5'10"	185	SO
26	Bob Szajna B. Szajna	QB	6'2"	168	JR
64	Dan Van Sickel D. Van Sickel				SR
17	Keith Vesling K. Vesling	RB	6'0"	175	JR
63	Robert Waters R. Waters	OL	5'11"	185	SR
15	Wayne Wolfkeil W. Wolfkeil	RB	5'11"	174	JR
32	Matt Yanosich M. Yanosich	FB	5'7"	168	JR
31	Ron Younker R. Younker	FB	5'10"	170	SO
81	Joe Yukica J. Yukica	TE	6'2"	188	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

12.2

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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	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

	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