Louisville Cardinals

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
55	Bob Barbour B. Barbour	OL	6'3"	205	FR
80	John Becker J. Becker	TE	6'2"	175	FR
77	Bob Bender B. Bender	OL	6'3"	225	JR
61	Reggie Bethea R. Bethea	OL	5'9"	180	JR
76	Jim Blankenship J. Blankenship	OL	6'3"	215	FR
24	Don Boyd D. Boyd	RB	6'0"	180	FR
36	George Chrestensen G. Chrestensen	RB	6'0"	170	FR
34	Don Cooper D. Cooper	RB	5'10"	165	FR
26	Tom Currin T. Currin	RB	6'0"	160	FR
84	Jim Daniels J. Daniels	TE	6'1"	180	SO
35	John DeBlasi J. DeBlasi	RB	5'10"	175	FR
38	Bill Desenberg B. Desenberg	RB	5'8"	170	SO
63	Eugene Duesing E. Duesing	OL	5'11"	190	FR
82	Ray Farmer R. Farmer	TE	6'0"	185	SO
70	Curtis Firkins C. Firkins	OL	6'1"	185	FR
71	Jim Fults J. Fults	OL	6'3"	215	SR
60	Jim Hollowell J. Hollowell	OL	5'10"	170	SR
12	Jim Houser J. Houser	QB	5'11"	180	SO
58	Fred Hughes F. Hughes	OL	6'2"	225	JR
67	Gene Jaggers G. Jaggers	OL	6'0"	190	FR
73	John Kellam J. Kellam	OL	6'4"	215	FR
72	Dick Kovanda D. Kovanda	OL	6'0"	195	JR
54	Miles Kozubik M. Kozubik	OL	5'11"	200	JR
48	Hugh Kriever H. Kriever	FB	5'11"	190	FR
65	Bob Lichvar B. Lichvar	OL	6'0"	200	SR
74	Bill Lively B. Lively	OL	6'2"	220	SR
32	Mike McDonald M. McDonald	RB	5'11"	170	FR
64	Jack Meade J. Meade	OL	6'0"	190	SO
68	Herman Miles H. Miles	OL	5'8"	175	FR
14	Joe Nicoletti J. Nicoletti	QB	5'10"	180	SR
66	John Noon J. Noon	OL	6'1"	210	FR
75	Gil Nord G. Nord	OL	6'3"	205	FR
88	Jack O'Leary J. O'Leary	OL	5'9"	220	FR
	Don Oliver D. Oliver	OL	6'2"	180	FR
87	Jim Olmstead J. Olmstead	TE	6'0"	180	SR
81	Bill Olrich B. Olrich	TE	6'0"	175	FR
56	Frank Otte F. Otte	OL	6'0"	190	FR
83	Charles Phillips C. Phillips	TE	5'11"	180	FR
46	Don Purcell D. Purcell	FB	6'0"	180	JR
42	Ray Schaftlein R. Schaftlein	FB	5'10"	185	FR
40	Rex Slechter R. Slechter	FB	6'3"	190	FR
	Bill Smith B. Smith	RB	6'0"	180	FR
86	Clarence Smith C. Smith	TE	6'3"	185	SR
78	Don Smith D. Smith	TE	6'2"	185	FR
62	Nunzio Tisci N. Tisci	OL	5'11"	190	FR
16	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	QB	6'1"	185	JR
44	Bill Vale B. Vale	RB	5'10"	180	FR
45	Jerry Wibbels J. Wibbels	FB	5'10"	180	FR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
4	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
5	Delaware	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286