Purdue Boilermakers

1954 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
53	John Allen J. Allen	OL	6'2"	201	SR
69	Charles Andres C. Andres	OL	5'8"	179	SR
72	Frank Angelotti F. Angelotti	OL	5'11"	212	SR
89	Bob Bergmann B. Bergmann	TE	6'3"	191	JR
65	Tom Bettis T. Bettis	OL	6'0"	219	SR
27	John Brideweser J. Brideweser	RB	5'9"	156	SO
21	Rex Brock R. Brock	RB	5'9"	159	SR
76	Jim Cahoon J. Cahoon	OL	6'0"	231	JR
16	Len Dawson L. Dawson	QB	6'0"	178	SO
12	Stan Eaton S. Eaton	QB	5'11"	175	SO
32	Phil Ehrman P. Ehrman	FB	5'9"	181	SR
59	Don Fife D. Fife	OL	6'4"	233	SO
38	Dan Fuller D. Fuller	FB	5'11"	208	SO
14	Froncie Gutman F. Gutman	QB	6'0"	181	JR
66	Walter Houston W. Houston	OL	6'0"	201	JR
45	Bill Jennings B. Jennings	RB	6'0"	192	SO
35	John Karason J. Karason	RB	5'8"	171	SO
86	John Kerr J. Kerr	TE	5'11"	170	SR
82	Bob Khoenle B. Khoenle	TE	6'1"	195	SO
58	Glenn Knecht G. Knecht	OL	6'1"	203	SR
79	Joe Krupa J. Krupa	OL	6'0"	237	JR
18	Ted Krzeczowski T. Krzeczowski	QB	5'11"	187	SO
81	Lamar Lundy L. Lundy	TE	6'7"	213	SO
63	Frederick Miller F. Miller	OL	5'10"	192	SR
40	Bill Murakowski B. Murakowski	FB	5'11"	204	JR
70	Dick Murley D. Murley	OL	6'0"	230	JR
10	Ed Neves E. Neves	RB	5'5"	180	JR
74	Frank Paparazzo F. Paparazzo	OL	6'1"	210	JR
28	Jim Peters J. Peters	RB	5'7"	175	JR
71	Dominic Picco D. Picco	OL	5'10"	219	JR
87	Russell Quilbot R. Quilbot	TE	6'0"	181	SR
34	Jim Reichert J. Reichert	FB	6'0"	194	SR
73	Terry Rose T. Rose	OL	6'2"	219	SO
68	Addison Russell A. Russell	OL	5'10"	179	SR
43	Ed Sikora E. Sikora	FB	6'3"	203	SO
56	John Simerson J. Simerson	OL	6'3"	243	SO
67	Dick Skibinski D. Skibinski	OL	5'9"	215	JR
52	Dale Snelling D. Snelling	OL	6'1"	199	SO
80	Bob Springer B. Springer	TE	6'1"	187	JR
60	Joe Stepanek J. Stepanek	OL	5'10"	206	SO
77	Ed Voytek E. Voytek	OL	6'2"	224	SO
84	Donn Whitmer D. Whitmer	TE	6'0"	180	JR
29	Jim Whitmer J. Whitmer	RB	6'1"	184	JR
41	Ed Zembal E. Zembal	RB	5'8"	171	SR
88	Leonard Zyzda L. Zyzda	TE	6'4"	200	JR

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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