Wisconsin Badgers

1955 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
64	Stephen E. Ambrose S. E. Ambrose	OL	5'11"	193	JR
88	Rodney H. Anderson R. H. Anderson	DL	6'0"	194	JR
96	Edward G. Baggot E. G. Baggot	OL	5'7"	175	JR
33	Glenn Bestor G. Bestor	FB	6'1"	221	JR
54	Arthur R. Bloedorn A. R. Bloedorn	OL	6'2"	204	SO
89	William W. Brandt W. W. Brandt	DL	6'1"	179	SO
18	John Bridgeman J. Bridgeman	RB	5'10"	176	JR
46	Ron Carlson R. Carlson	RB	5'9"	176	SO
76	Rocco P. Cinelli R. P. Cinelli	OL	6'2"	220	SO
71	Myron G. Cooper M. G. Cooper	OL	6'4"	227	JR
52	Gordon G. Corcoran G. G. Corcoran	OL	5'11"	195	SO
74	Jerome S. Cvengros J. S. Cvengros	OL	6'3"	246	JR
22	Patrick J. Cvengros P. J. Cvengros	QB	6'2"	204	SO
57	James R. Cwayna J. R. Cwayna	OL	6'0"	195	SO
81	Burton H. Denenberg B. H. Denenberg	DL	6'0"	189	SO
50	Richard Derfus R. Derfus	OL	6'4"	230	SO
73	John F. Dittrich J. F. Dittrich	OL	6'1"	220	SR
62	Joe Michael Essex J. Michael Essex	OL	5'10"	203	JR
66	William C. Gehler W. C. Gehler	OL	5'9"	203	JR
72	Wells O. Gray W. O. Gray	OL	6'1"	223	SR
78	James G. Grosklaus J. G. Grosklaus	OL	6'0"	220	SO
38	Eric Hagerup E. Hagerup	FB	6'1"	205	SO
24	James D. Haluska J. D. Haluska	QB	5'11"	196	SR
15	Jon O. Hanson J. O. Hanson	RB	5'11"	177	SO
97	John A. Heineke J. A. Heineke	OL	6'2"	211	JR
95	William Hertel W. Hertel	OL	5'1"	185	SR
60	Jon R. Hobbs J. R. Hobbs	OL	6'0"	186	SO
42	Kenneth Hofer K. Hofer	RB	5'9"	162	SR
84	David L. Howard D. L. Howard	DL	6'1"	188	JR
47	Jan Jay J. Jay	RB	6'0"	199	SO
45	Jack E. Joyce J. E. Joyce	RB	5'9"	171	SO
92	Newlyn Knudtson N. Knudtson	OL	6'0"	188	JR
43	Richard E. Kolian R. E. Kolian	DL	6'1"	190	SR
70	Robert E. Konovsky R. E. Konovsky	OL	6'2"	215	SR
79	Fred C. Kruse F. C. Kruse	OL	6'0"	193	JR
41	Pat Levenhagen P. Levenhagen	RB	5'11"	186	JR
19	Daniel N. Lewis D. N. Lewis	RB	6'1"	190	SO
49	William A. Lowe W. A. Lowe	RB	6'0"	178	JR
27	Frank Luksik F. Luksik	QB	6'0"	181	SO
65	Edgar K. Markwardt E. K. Markwardt	OL	6'1"	202	SO
51	William H. McNamara W. H. McNamara	OL	5'10"	182	SR
21	James H. Miller J. H. Miller	QB	5'11"	185	SR
77	Richard L. Murphy R. L. Murphy	OL	6'2"	253	JR
87	Thomas E. Peters T. E. Peters	DL	6'2"	197	SO
90	Richard L. Popp R. L. Popp	DL	6'3"	211	SO
53	Thomas J. Rabas T. J. Rabas	OL	5'10"	186	JR
85	James R. Reinke J. R. Reinke	DL	6'1"	197	JR
44	David L. Rex D. L. Rex	FB	5'10"	196	JR
31	Ronald J. Rosandich R. J. Rosandich	FB	5'11"	205	SR
69	Douglas D. Russell D. D. Russell	OL	5'10"	195	SO
94	Thomas J. Shepich T. J. Shepich	OL	5'10"	185	SO
61	Paul Shwaiko P. Shwaiko	OL	5'9"	217	JR
55	Robert Simkowski R. Simkowski	OL	6'0"	190	JR
25	Richard Simonson R. Simonson	QB	5'9"	173	JR
36	William A. Sorensen W. A. Sorensen	RB	5'11"	196	JR
86	Jack F. Stellick J. F. Stellick	DL	6'1"	186	SR
40	David J. Strehlow D. J. Strehlow	RB	5'10"	180	JR
34	Charles Thomas C. Thomas	FB	5'10"	210	SR
95	James Todd J. Todd	OL	6'0"	205	SO

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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