Minnesota Golden Gophers

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
97	Ray Ammentorp R. Ammentorp	OL	6'1"	200	JR
70	Clinton Andrus C. Andrus	OL	6'3"	215	JR
22	Don Arthur D. Arthur	RB	5'10"	170	JR
36	John Baumgartner J. Baumgartner	FB	6'1"	200	JR
79	Stavros Canakes S. Canakes	OL	6'1"	220	SR
15	Geno Cappelletti G. Cappelletti	QB	5'11"	178	JR
66	Harry Coates H. Coates	OL	6'1"	200	SR
68	Burnham Elton B. Elton	OL	5'10"	200	JR
69	Mike Falls M. Falls	OL	6'1"	211	SO
82	Kenneth Fishman K. Fishman	DL	6'0"	187	SO
51	Vernon Frye V. Frye	OL	6'2"	193	JR
60	Williamd Garbe W. Garbe	OL	6'0"	200	SO
14	Paul Giel P. Giel	RB	5'11"	185	SR
40	Ralph Goode R. Goode	RB	5'8"	170	JR
67	Bob Hagemeister B. Hagemeister	OL	6'0"	200	SO
71	Ron Hansen R. Hansen	OL	5'11"	215	SR
42	Ed Heinz E. Heinz	RB	5'9"	180	SR
57	Jerry Helgeson J. Helgeson	OL	6'3"	215	JR
28	Neil Hofland N. Hofland	RB	5'9"	155	SO
33	Melvin Holme M. Holme	FB	5'11"	205	SR
78	Gordon Holz G. Holz	OL	6'4"	215	JR
84	Robert Jacobson R. Jacobson	DL	6'1"	195	SO
21	Duane Jennett D. Jennett	RB	5'9"	155	SO
35	Donald Johnson D. Johnson	FB	5'11"	195	SO
32	Gary Johnson G. Johnson	FB	5'10"	185	JR
87	John Kapotas J. Kapotas	DL	6'2"	195	SO
64	Richard Kauffmann R. Kauffmann	OL	5'11"	188	SR
55	Robert Knippenberg R. Knippenberg	OL	6'0"	203	SO
85	Franz Koeneke F. Koeneke	DL	6'2"	205	SO
14	Jerome Krohnfeldt J. Krohnfeldt	QB	6'0"	179	SO
73	Charles Kubes C. Kubes	OL	6'1"	228	JR
19	Richard LaPage R. LaPage	QB	6'1"	180	SO
86	Philip McElroy P. McElroy	DL	6'3"	185	JR
93	Robert McLeod R. McLeod	DL	6'0"	190	SO
25	Michael McMahon M. McMahon	RB	5'10"	160	JR
41	Richard McNamara R. McNamara	RB	5'9"	168	SO
44	Robert McNamara R. McNamara	RB	6'0"	190	JR
48	Joe Meighen J. Meighen	RB	6'1"	185	JR
20	Robert Meredith R. Meredith	RB	5'8"	160	SO
77	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	OL	6'1"	215	SO
45	John Purmont J. Purmont	DL	6'2"	178	SO
26	Dale Quist D. Quist	RB	5'10"	175	JR
62	Jerry Rau J. Rau	OL	5'8"	195	JR
56	Robert Reis R. Reis	OL	6'0"	191	SO
80	Frank Rog F. Rog	DL	5'11"	180	SR
91	Ed Rossman E. Rossman	OL	5'11"	190	SO
81	Robert Rutford R. Rutford	DL	6'0"	191	SR
18	Dave Sauer D. Sauer	QB	5'8"	160	SO
12	Max Schmitt M. Schmitt	QB	6'0"	170	JR
72	Alonzo Smith A. Smith	OL	6'0"	200	SO
89	Ronald Smith R. Smith	DL	6'1"	190	JR
88	James Soltau J. Soltau	DL	6'2"	185	JR
50	Charles Stamschror C. Stamschror	OL	6'0"	198	JR
61	James Stannard J. Stannard	OL	6'0"	195	SO
46	Mike Sullivan M. Sullivan	RB	5'11"	180	JR
76	Robert Swisher R. Swisher	OL	6'4"	204	SO
92	Thomas Weisbrod T. Weisbrod	OL	6'2"	210	SO
24	Kenneth Yackel K. Yackel	DL	5'10"	180	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375