Nebraska Cornhuskers

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
	Nick Adduci N. Adduci	FB
77	Quinlyn Anderson Q. Anderson	OL	6'3"	200	SO
14	John Bordogna J. Bordogna	RB	5'9"	180	SR
81	Jack Braley J. Braley	TE	6'2"	180	SO
62	Don Brandt D. Brandt	OL		180	SO
54	Ted Britt T. Britt	OL		195	SR
20	Dan Brown D. Brown	QB		185	JR
64	Charles Bryant C. Bryant	OL	6'0"	185	JR
18	Jim Cederdahl J. Cederdahl	RB	5'10"	180	JR
44	George Cifra G. Cifra	FB	6'0"	205	JR
	Ron Clark R. Clark	RB
15	Ladd Cochrane L. Cochrane	RB		190	SO
70	Ted Connor T. Connor	OL	6'4"	220	SR
16	John Edwards J. Edwards	FB	5'11"	195	SO
73	Pev Evans P. Evans	OL		215	JR
13	Rex Fischer R. Fischer	RB	5'8"	160	SO
75	Larry Gallion L. Gallion	OL	6'3"	200	SO
79	Don Glantz D. Glantz	OL		215	JR
23	George Gohde G. Gohde	QB	6'0"	180	SR
71	Harvey Goth H. Goth	OL		190	SR
69	Demas Griess D. Griess	OL	6'0"	200	JR
22	Sylvester Harris S. Harris	FB		195	SO
80	William Hawkins W. Hawkins	TE	6'2"	190	SO
84	Don Hewitt D. Hewitt	TE	6'2"	195	JR
72	William Holloran W. Holloran	OL	6'0"	215	JR
11	Max Kennedy M. Kennedy	RB	5'9"	160	SR
74	Max Kitzelman M. Kitzelman	OL	6'4"	230	JR
30	Dennis Korinek D. Korinek	RB	5'9"	172	JR
67	Jerry Korisko J. Korisko	OL	5'10"	180	SO
68	Tom Kripal T. Kripal	OL	5'10"	200	JR
27	Gale Lair G. Lair	OL	6'0"	190	SO
89	Andy Loehr A. Loehr	TE	5'10"	180	JR
86	Dean Lux D. Lux	TE	6'4"	190	SO
61	John Machisic J. Machisic	OL	6'0"	200	SR
21	Jon McWilliams J. McWilliams	RB	6'0"	185	SO
76	Jerry Minnick J. Minnick	OL	6'4"	220	SR
24	Kenneth Moore K. Moore	QB		200	JR
78	Richard Moore R. Moore	OL	6'3"	190	SO
51	Richard Neal R. Neal	OL	6'2"	215	SO
82	LaVerne Neumann L. Neumann	TE	6'2"	195	SO
17	Ray Novak R. Novak	FB	6'3"	215	SR
53	Bob Oberlin B. Oberlin	OL		200	JR
50	Jim Oliver J. Oliver	OL	6'0"	200	SR
63	Jerry Paulson J. Paulson	OL	6'0"	194	SR
55	Doran Post D. Post	OL	6'0"	170	SO
52	Ron Ramsey R. Ramsey	OL	6'2"	190	SO
25	Duane Rankin D. Rankin	QB		185	JR
19	Franklin Reeves F. Reeves	RB	6'0"	175	SO
83	Ken Reiners K. Reiners	TE	6'2"	193	JR
10	Dirkes Rolston D. Rolston	RB	5'6"	170	JR
43	Leonard Rosen L. Rosen	OL	6'0"	215	SO
85	Bill Schabacker B. Schabacker	TE		180	SR
	Bob Smith B. Smith	RB
41	Robert Smith R. Smith	RB	5'10"	190	JR
66	Harold Sorenson H. Sorenson	OL	5'10"	180	SO
12	Bill Thayer B. Thayer	RB	5'11"	170	JR
26	Don Trauthen D. Trauthen	QB	6'0"	180	SO
65	Bob Wagner B. Wagner	OL	6'0"	195	JR
88	Ralph Weddle R. Weddle	TE	6'3"	205	SO
87	Jerry Yeager J. Yeager	TE	5'10"	175	SR
33	Jim Yeisley J. Yeisley	FB		185	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.0

516.6

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333