#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
8	Jim Bigelow J. Bigelow	QB	5'11"	170	JR
62	Pat Bisceglia P. Bisceglia	OL	5'10"	190	SO
4	Donald Bucci D. Bucci	QB	6'0"	180	JR
73	Joseph R. Bush J. R. Bush	OL	6'3"	204	SR
	Tom Carey T. Carey	QB
56	Edward Cook E. Cook	OL	6'1"	210	JR
87	Jack Dumas J. Dumas	TE	6'3"	190	SO
82	Wayne Edmonds W. Edmonds	TE	6'0"	195	SO
32	Richard P. Fitzerald R. P. Fitzerald	RB	5'11"	190	SO
	Dick Fitzgerald D. Fitzgerald	RB
63	Richard Frasor R. Frasor	OL	5'11"	190	JR
34	John Gaffney J. Gaffney	FB	6'1"	185	SO
29	Armando Galardo A. Galardo	RB	5'10"	170	SR
	Don George D. George	TE
81	Donald H. George D. H. George	TE	6'4"	205	SO
3	Ralph Guglielmi R. Guglielmi	QB	6'0"	180	JR
	Joe Heap J. Heap	RB
42	Joseph L. Heap J. L. Heap	RB	5'11"	180	JR
49	Richard J. Hendricks R. J. Hendricks	RB	6'1"	180	SO
80	Arthur Hunter A. Hunter	OL	6'3"	228	SR
89	Gene Kapish G. Kapish	TE	6'1"	193	SO
78	John A. Kegaly J. A. Kegaly	OL	6'3"	207	SO
	Dick Keller D. Keller	RB
40	Richard W. Keller R. W. Keller	RB	6'0"	175	SO
79	Robert W. Lasch R. W. Lasch	OL	6'3"	212	SO
14	Johnny Lattner J. Lattner	RB	6'1"	190	SR
65	Jack Lee J. Lee	OL	5'11"	190	JR
72	Raymond E. Lemek R. E. Lemek	OL	6'1"	207	SO
86	Fred Mangialardi F. Mangialardi	OL	6'1"	195	SR
51	James J. Manse J. J. Manse	OL	5'11"	205	SO
43	Joe Markowski J. Markowski	FB	6'0"	185	SO
70	Eugene J. Martell E. J. Martell	OL	6'3"	211	SO
6	Robert L. Martin R. L. Martin	QB	6'2"	185	SR
90	Paul Matz P. Matz	TE	6'1"	191	JR
85	Minnie Mavraides M. Mavraides	OL	6'1"	205	SR
30	Thomas F. McHugh T. F. McHugh	FB	6'1"	195	SR
	Tom McHugh T. McHugh	RB
61	John G. McMullan J. G. McMullan	OL	5'10"	203	SO
16	Rockne Morrissey R. Morrissey	RB	5'9"	165	SR
68	Patrick R. Nakfoor P. R. Nakfoor	OL	6'4"	200	SO
77	George D. Nicula G. D. Nicula	OL	6'2"	204	SO
54	Arthur C. Nowack A. C. Nowack	OL	6'1"	208	SR
67	Samuel Palumbo S. Palumbo	OL	6'0"	203	JR
75	Anthony L. Pasquesi A. L. Pasquesi	OL	6'4"	212	JR
83	Don Penza D. Penza	TE	6'1"	200	SR
37	Nicholas S. Raich N. S. Raich	FB	5'10"	185	SO
	Nick Raich N. Raich	RB
74	Robert Ready R. Ready	OL	6'3"	212	JR
59	Michael J. Regan M. J. Regan	TE	6'2"	202	SO
	Bob Rigali B. Rigali	RB
45	Robert J. Rigali R. J. Rigali	RB	5'8"	172	SR
66	Paul K. Robst P. K. Robst	OL	5'11"	195	JR
9	Don Schaefer D. Schaefer	QB	5'11"	185	SO
53	James L. Schrader J. L. Schrader	OL	6'2"	215	SR
	Dan Shannon D. Shannon	TE
33	Daniel J. Shannon D. J. Shannon	TE	6'0"	190	JR
52	Richard A. Szymanski R. A. Szymanski	OL	6'2"	215	JR
71	Robert H. Taylor R. H. Taylor	OL	6'2"	206	JR
69	William F. Trozzo W. F. Trozzo	OL	6'2"	208	SO
60	Frank Varrichione F. Varrichione	OL	6'0"	207	JR
	Dick Washington D. Washington	RB
41	Richard M. Washington R. M. Washington	RB	6'1"	195	SO
38	George A. Willson G. A. Willson	RB	5'11"	185	SO
48	Neil Worden N. Worden	FB	5'11"	185	SR
84	Benedict J. Zajeski B. J. Zajeski	TE	6'3"	204	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,239

Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

3,150

Fifita

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

29

Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.1

43.9

42.2

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.0

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

526.7

520.7

520.1

518.1

512.3

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

334.9

331.0

328.9

326.2

320.8

Sack Leaders

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	San Diego State	5	5	.500
3	Texas State	6	4	.600
4	Oregon State	5	5	.500
5	Utah State	4	6	.400
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Washington State	2	8	.200
8	Colorado State	3	7	.300

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Ohio State	7	3	.700
5	Iowa	8	2	.800
6	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
7	USC	7	3	.700
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Penn State	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Northwestern	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Nebraska	6	4	.600
14	Maryland	4	6	.400
15	Michigan	5	5	.500
16	Purdue	3	7	.300
17	Michigan State	3	7	.300
18	Rutgers	2	8	.200

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Texas	8	2	.800
4	Tennessee	8	2	.800
5	Kentucky	7	3	.700
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
9	Florida	6	4	.600
10	Auburn	6	4	.600
11	LSU	6	4	.600
12	Missouri	6	4	.600
13	Arkansas	4	6	.400
14	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
15	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
4	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
5	Delaware	5	5	.500
6	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
7	Missouri State	4	6	.400
8	Florida International	4	6	.400
9	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
10	Georgia State	5	5	.500
11	Troy	4	6	.400
12	Marshall	5	5	.500
13	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Florida State	5	5	.500
8	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
9	Stanford	5	5	.500
10	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
11	Virginia	5	5	.500
12	Syracuse	5	5	.500
13	North Carolina	5	5	.500
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	NC State	4	6	.400
16	California	3	7	.300
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	8	2	.800
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	North Texas	7	3	.700
4	UAB	6	4	.600
5	East Carolina	6	4	.600
6	Army	5	4	.556
7	Tulsa	6	4	.600
8	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	10	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	9	1	.900
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Houston	7	3	.700
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Arizona	7	3	.700
7	Arizona State	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	Iowa State	5	5	.500
11	TCU	5	5	.500
12	Kansas	4	6	.400
13	West Virginia	5	5	.500
14	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
15	Colorado	4	6	.400
16	Kansas State	4	6	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	Wyoming	7	3	.700
2	New Mexico	8	2	.800
3	North Dakota State	8	2	.800
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	Nevada	4	6	.400
7	San Jose State	5	6	.455
8	Hawai'i	3	7	.300
9	UTEP	1	9	.100
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000