Illinois Fighting Illini

1955 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
72	Paul Adams P. Adams	OL	6'2"	212	SO
80	Herb Badal H. Badal	TE	6'2"	195	SR
62	Robert Baietto R. Baietto	OL	6'3"	215	JR
44	Melvin Bates M. Bates	RB	6'0"	196	SR
98	Paul Beeson P. Beeson	OL	6'2"	205	SO
64	Joe Bellephant J. Bellephant	OL	6'2"	215	SO
92	Gary Bielfeldt G. Bielfeldt	TE	6'3"	195	SO
54	William Bilings W. Bilings	OL	6'0"	225	SO
51	Florian Borkowski F. Borkowski	OL	6'0"	195	SO
78	George Brokemond G. Brokemond	OL	6'1"	220	SO
96	Harold Brownstein H. Brownstein	OL	6'8"	192	SO
31	Richard Budil R. Budil	FB	6'0"	192	SO
89	Charles Butler C. Butler	TE	6'4"	210	JR
17	Ed DeLong E. DeLong	QB	6'0"	170	SO
81	Robert DesEnfants R. DesEnfants	TE	6'2"	185	SR
90	John Everett J. Everett	TE	6'2"	195	JR
16	Donald Fenner D. Fenner	QB	6'1"	175	SO
63	Pete FioRito P. FioRito	OL	5'11"	215	SO
86	Gary Francis G. Francis	TE	6'2"	198	JR
99	Robert Frooman R. Frooman	OL	5'11"	200	SO
69	Jack Gordy J. Gordy	OL	6'2"	210	SO
42	Bob Graeff B. Graeff	RB	5'9"	183	SR
93	John Gremer J. Gremer	RB	6'2"	205	JR
41	Curtis Griswold C. Griswold	RB	5'11"	180	SO
87	Rod Hanson R. Hanson	TE	6'3"	205	SO
14	William Harrington W. Harrington	QB	6'0"	170	JR
94	Andrew Hauptmann A. Hauptmann	OL	5'11"	192	SO
36	Dick Hendrickson D. Hendrickson	FB	6'2"	185	SO
68	Vito Iovino V. Iovino	OL	5'8"	200	JR
28	Harry Jefferson H. Jefferson	RB	5'10"	180	JR
71	Carl Johnson C. Johnson	OL	6'3"	235	SO
34	Don Kraft D. Kraft	FB	5'11"	198	SO
11	Em Lindbeck E. Lindbeck	QB	6'0"	184	SR
57	Terry Mathews T. Mathews	OL	6'0"	185	JR
75	Floyd McAfee F. McAfee	OL	6'2"	210	SR
20	Robert McKown R. McKown	RB	5'8"	175	SO
25	Rolla McMullen R. McMullen	RB	6'0"	175	JR
74	Richard Miller R. Miller	OL	6'3"	225	JR
52	Jim Minor J. Minor	OL	6'3"	210	JR
22	Robert Mitchell R. Mitchell	RB	6'0"	175	SO
33	Edward Murray E. Murray	FB	6'0"	182	SO
60	Ralph Nelson R. Nelson	OL	5'10"	190	JR
19	Ray Nitschke R. Nitschke	QB	6'2"	200	SO
73	Richard Nordmeyer R. Nordmeyer	OL	6'1"	220	SO
27	Melvin Nuss M. Nuss	RB	5'10"	180	JR
61	Larry Pasko L. Pasko	OL	6'0"	195	JR
76	Oliver Percy O. Percy	OL	6'0"	194	JR
79	Richard Perez R. Perez	OL	6'3"	210	SO
82	Dean Renn D. Renn	TE	6'3"	200	SR
84	James Renwick J. Renwick	TE	6'2"	205	SO
95	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	OL	6'0"	185	SO
55	Clem Ryan C. Ryan	OL	5'11"	187	JR
91	Dave Schmidt D. Schmidt	TE	6'2"	170	JR
15	Charles Schrader C. Schrader	QB	6'0"	185	SO
70	Rudy Siegert R. Siegert	OL	6'2"	216	SR
97	Richard Sotzing R. Sotzing	OL	6'0"	196	JR
45	Everett Spence E. Spence	RB	5'10"	176	SO
53	Larry Staff L. Staff	OL	6'4"	280	JR
12	Richard Stearney R. Stearney	QB	5'11"	185	JR
10	Hiles Stout H. Stout	QB	6'4"	215	JR
38	Ken Sutter K. Sutter	FB	6'0"	195	SO
65	Steve Szabo S. Szabo	OL	5'9"	183	JR
43	Jerome Toman J. Toman	RB	5'11"	190	JR
67	David Walker D. Walker	OL	5'11"	195	JR
66	George Walsh G. Walsh	OL	5'10"	180	SR
59	John Wesselhoff J. Wesselhoff	OL	5'8"	200	JR
37	Dan Wile D. Wile	FB	6'0"	190	SO
88	Bob Wiman B. Wiman	FB	6'0"	194	SR
40	Abe Woodson A. Woodson	RB	6'1"	180	JR
50	Ronald Yochem R. Yochem	OL	6'1"	213	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

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

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	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
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