Houston Cougars

1954 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
70	Don Akerman D. Akerman	OL	6'5"	240	SO
78	Dalva Allen D. Allen	OL	6'4"	225	SO
40	Tommie Bailes T. Bailes	FB	5'11"	205	SR
61	Jack Barnes J. Barnes	OL	5'9"	185	SR
33	Jim Baughman J. Baughman	RB	5'9"	180	SR
69	Jim Blackstone J. Blackstone	OL	5'10"	225	JR
25	Donald Bloom D. Bloom	RB	5'10"	175	SR
21	Jim Bourgois J. Bourgois	RB	5'10"	185	SO
83	Joe Bill Bradley J. Bill Bradley	DL	6'0"	190	SO
75	Rod Carpenter R. Carpenter	OL	5'11"	215	JR
64	Nick Cavazos N. Cavazos	OL	6'0"	230	JR
30	Ronnie Corbell R. Corbell	RB	6'0"	165	SO
41	James Craves J. Craves	FB	6'1"	188	SO
67	Verle Cray V. Cray	OL	5'9"	220	SR
35	Dan Crimmins D. Crimmins	RB	5'11"	178	SO
87	John Dean J. Dean	DL	6'0"	190	JR
77	John Dearen J. Dearen	OL	6'3"	210	SO
11	Jimmy Dickey J. Dickey	QB	5'11"	170	JR
54	Tom Dimmick T. Dimmick	OL	6'6"	235	JR
82	Ronnie Emberg R. Emberg	DL	6'3"	210	SO
18	Don Flynn D. Flynn	QB	5'11"	185	SO
86	Donald Folks D. Folks	DL	6'2"	215	SR
20	Jerry Franks J. Franks	RB	6'0"	175	SO
62	Coy Gammage C. Gammage	OL	6'1"	210	SO
79	Wayne Geddes W. Geddes	OL	6'3"	220	JR
15	Teddy Gray T. Gray	QB	6'0"	170	JR
84	Roland Hallmark R. Hallmark	DL	6'0"	180	SO
44	Max Harding M. Harding	FB	5'11"	190	JR
24	Donn Hargrove D. Hargrove	RB	6'0"	180	JR
14	Al Hawthorne A. Hawthorne	QB	5'5"	160	SO
73	Tom Hendrickson T. Hendrickson	OL	6'3"	205	SO
85	George Hynes G. Hynes	DL	6'0"	185	SR
72	Lavell Isbell L. Isbell	OL	6'2"	215	JR
43	Curley Johnson C. Johnson	FB	5'11"	185	SO
52	Dick Loftus D. Loftus	OL	6'1"	200	SO
23	Douglas Lynn D. Lynn	DL	5'11"	175	JR
55	Billy McIIroy B. McIIroy	OL	6'2"	210	JR
51	Dick McKinney D. McKinney	OL	6'2"	190	SO
71	Gene Meyer G. Meyer	OL	6'4"	215	SO
45	Jack Patteson J. Patteson	FB	5'11"	195	SR
12	Frank Paul F. Paul	QB	6'0"	180	SO
38	Billy Polson B. Polson	RB	5'11"	175	SR
74	Joe Raitano J. Raitano	OL	6'0"	225	SO
81	Gerald Reed G. Reed	DL	6'2"	190	SO
66	Wayne Shoemaker W. Shoemaker	OL	5'11"	210	JR
10	Newton Shows N. Shows	QB	6'2"	190	SR
22	Joe Bob Smith J. Bob Smith	RB	6'1"	185	SO
31	Kennie Stegall K. Stegall	RB	5'9"	165	JR
60	Buddy Terry B. Terry	OL	6'1"	250	SO
36	Weldon Tiedt W. Tiedt	RB	5'10"	180	SO
80	Robert Turnbull R. Turnbull	DL	6'1"	185	SO
50	Edgar Willhelm E. Willhelm	OL	6'0"	205	SR
88	Ben Wilson B. Wilson	DL	6'2"	210	JR
89	Kenneth Wind K. Wind	DL	6'2"	195	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	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	5	5	.500
5	Utah State	4	6	.400
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	7	.300
8	Washington State	2	8	.200

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

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	8	2	.800
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	LSU	6	4	.600
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	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	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
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	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	6	.400
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
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	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	5	5	.500
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	3	.700
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	8	2	.800
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	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

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

	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	Arizona	7	3	.700
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Oklahoma State	6	4	.600
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400