#1 Ohio State Buckeyes

1954 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
16	Jack Archer J. Archer	RB	5'10"	174	SO
92	Lalo Blazeff L. Blazeff	DL	6'0"	187	SO
42	Hubert Bobo H. Bobo	FB	6'0"	192	SO
52	Robert Bond R. Bond	OL	5'11"	183	JR
28	William Booth W. Booth	QB	6'0"	176	JR
20	John Borton J. Borton	QB	6'1"	207	SR
	Dick Brubaker D. Brubaker	TE
80	Richard Brubaker R. Brubaker	DL	6'0"	203	SR
	Hopalong Cassady H. Cassady	RB
40	Howard Cassady H. Cassady	RB	5'10"	161	JR
66	Robert Cole R. Cole	OL	5'10"	204	SO
87	William Collmar W. Collmar	DL	6'1"	177	JR
76	Kenneth Cooper K. Cooper	OL	6'0"	210	SO
73	William Cummings W. Cummings	OL	6'2"	239	SO
50	Thomas Dillman T. Dillman	OL	6'2"	191	SO
83	Dean Dugger D. Dugger	DL	6'2"	213	SR
78	Elbert Ebinger E. Ebinger	OL	6'3"	241	JR
93	Frank Ellwood F. Ellwood	DL	5'11"	190	SO
69	Donald Frank D. Frank	OL	5'10"	198	SO
23	Ralph Gage R. Gage	QB	5'11"	192	JR
35	Jack Gibbs J. Gibbs	FB	5'10"	175	SR
75	Richard Guy R. Guy	OL	6'3"	209	SO
44	Jerry Harkrader J. Harkrader	RB	5'9"	176	JR
70	Richard Hilinski R. Hilinski	OL	6'2"	231	SR
19	Carroll Howell C. Howell	RB	5'9"	174	SR
67	Edward Howley E. Howley	OL	5'11"	197	SO
86	Stanley Humbert S. Humbert	DL	6'2"	204	SO
56	William Jobko W. Jobko	OL	6'1"	188	SO
71	Jerry Krisher J. Krisher	OL	6'0"	224	SR
81	Fred Kriss F. Kriss	DL	5'11"	189	SO
22	Dave Leggett D. Leggett	QB	6'1"	191	SR
27	Bob Lilenthal B. Lilenthal	QB	6'0"	166	SO
82	Paul Ludwig P. Ludwig	DL	6'3"	208	JR
79	Francis Machinsky F. Machinsky	OL	6'0"	206	JR
89	Bill Michael B. Michael	DL	6'1"	210	SO
	Paul Michael P. Michael	TE
34	Lee Nussbaum L. Nussbaum	FB	6'1"	212	SO
	Andrew Okulovich A. Okulovich	QB
62	James Parker J. Parker	OL	6'3"	248	SO
58	Thomas Quinn T. Quinn	OL	5'10"	204	SO
61	Richard Ramser R. Ramser	OL	5'11"	193	JR
63	James Reichenbach J. Reichenbach	OL	5'10"	200	SR
25	David Richards D. Richards	QB	5'9"	155	SO
29	Charles Robson C. Robson	QB	5'10"	179	JR
43	James Roseboro J. Roseboro	RB	5'9"	170	SO
48	Jan Shedd J. Shedd	RB	5'10"	177	JR
85	William Shingledecker W. Shingledecker	OL	5'10"	182	SO
53	Richard Slicker R. Slicker	OL	6'3"	193	SO
54	Karl Sommers K. Sommers	OL	6'2"	215	SO
88	Tom Spears T. Spears	DL	6'0"	197	JR
74	Donald Stoeckel D. Stoeckel	OL	6'0"	211	JR
77	Donald Swartz D. Swartz	OL	6'1"	231	SR
26	Frank Theis F. Theis	QB	5'10"	190	SO
46	Ken Thompson K. Thompson	RB	6'0"	190	SO
55	Robert Thornton R. Thornton	OL	6'0"	192	SR
84	Jerry Trabue J. Trabue	DL	6'3"	200	SO
59	Kenneth Vargo K. Vargo	OL	6'1"	194	JR
33	Don Vicic D. Vicic	FB	6'1"	209	SO
65	James Wassmund J. Wassmund	OL	6'0"	195	SO
	Bobby Watkins B. Watkins	RB
45	Robert Watkins R. Watkins	RB	5'9"	191	SR
60	David Weaver D. Weaver	OL	5'8"	188	JR
24	Thurlow Weed T. Weed	K	5'5"	148	SR
64	David Williams D. Williams	OL	6'0"	215	SR
18	Lee Williams L. Williams	FB	5'10"	170	SO
12	Raymond Williams R. Williams	RB	5'10"	182	SO
30	James Young J. Young	FB	6'0"	195	SO
49	Richard Young R. Young	RB	5'10"	164	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333