Nebraska Cornhuskers

1954 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
77	Quinlyn Anderson Q. Anderson	OL	6'2"	190	JR
61	Joe Bayer J. Bayer	OL	5'11"	195	SO
54	Robert Berguin R. Berguin	OL	6'0"	195	SO
85	Dorwin Blair D. Blair	TE	6'0"	190	SO
81	Jack Braley J. Braley	TE	6'2"	182	JR
20	Dan Brown D. Brown	QB		173	SR
	Dorwin Brown D. Brown	WR
64	Charles Bryant C. Bryant	OL	6'0"	175	SR
80	LeRoy Butherus L. Butherus	TE	6'0"	190	SO
40	Ron Clark R. Clark	RB	5'11"	175	SR
42	Don Comstock D. Comstock	RB	6'0"	185	SO
88	Allan Deines A. Deines	TE	6'2"	182	SO
16	John Edwards J. Edwards	FB	5'10"	190	JR
24	Gordon Englert G. Englert	QB	6'0"	178	SO
25	Don Erway D. Erway	QB		185	SO
73	Pev Evans P. Evans	OL	6'0"	225	SR
26	Rex Fischer R. Fischer	QB	5'8"	160	JR
71	Jack Fleming J. Fleming	OL	6'2"	220	SO
	William Giles W. Giles	TE
51	William Glandt W. Glandt	OL	6'0"	195	JR
79	Don Glantz D. Glantz	OL	6'0"	220	SR
47	William Greenlaw W. Greenlaw	RB	5'11"	190	SO
43	Sylvester Harris S. Harris	RB	6'2"	191	JR
84	Don Hewitt D. Hewitt	TE	6'2"	195	JR
88	Marlin Hilding M. Hilding	TE	6'0"	185	SO
72	William Holloran W. Holloran	OL	5'11"	220	SR
44	Harry Johnson H. Johnson	RB	5'10"	175	SO
63	Larry Jones L. Jones	OL	6'2"	200	SO
31	Dennis Korinek D. Korinek	RB	5'10"	170	SR
68	Tom Kripal T. Kripal	OL	5'11"	197	SR
75	Kenneth Kunes K. Kunes	OL		190	SR
66	Gale Lair G. Lair	OL	5'11"	208	JR
89	Andy Loehr A. Loehr	TE	5'11"	180	SR
86	Dean Lux D. Lux	TE	6'4"	195	JR
23	Don Margheim D. Margheim	QB		190	SO
21	Jon McWilliams J. McWilliams	RB	6'0"	180	JR
34	Kenneth Moore K. Moore	FB		195	SR
78	Richard Moore R. Moore	OL	6'3"	200	JR
67	James Murphy J. Murphy	OL	5'11"	180	SO
70	Richard Neal R. Neal	OL	6'2"	215	JR
53	Bob Oberlin B. Oberlin	OL		205	SR
76	Jerry Petersen J. Petersen	OL	6'2"	198	SO
55	Doran Post D. Post	OL	6'0"	185	JR
10	Dirkes Rolston D. Rolston	RB	5'6"	170	SR
32	Leo Scherer L. Scherer	RB	5'8"	163	JR
	William Shaver W. Shaver	OL	5'10"	173	SO
22	Charles Smith C. Smith	QB	6'3"	190	SO
87	Howard Smith H. Smith	TE	6'2"	185	SO
41	Robert Smith R. Smith	FB	5'10"	195	SR
62	William Taylor W. Taylor	OL	5'10"	185	JR
50	LaVerne Torczon L. Torczon	OL	6'2"	200	SO
65	Bob Wagner B. Wagner	OL	6'0"	190	SR
82	Ted Westervelt T. Westervelt	TE	6'5"	200	SO
69	John Wilkinson J. Wilkinson	OL	6'0"	185	JR
33	Jim Yeisley J. Yeisley	FB		195	SR

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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

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

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	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	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