Rutgers Scarlet Knights

1956 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
Dave Adelman D. Adelman	OL	5'10"	190	JR
Billy Austin B. Austin	RB
William Austin W. Austin	RB	5'10"	165	SO
Robert Bear R. Bear	FB	5'11"	190	JR
Nathan Becker N. Becker	OL	6'0"	190	SO
Edward Burkowski E. Burkowski	TE	6'0"	185	SR
John Canal J. Canal	TE	6'2"	190	JR
Steve Cortazzo S. Cortazzo	OL	6'0"	175	SO
Charles Crosby C. Crosby	RB	5'7"	165	SO
Henry D'Andrea H. D'Andrea	TE	6'1"	190	SR
Russell Demarest R. Demarest	OL	6'2"	210	SO
Donald Felber D. Felber	TE	6'2"	185	SR
Michael Fisher M. Fisher	OL	5'9"	185	SR
Richard Garretson R. Garretson	QB	5'11"	185	JR
William Gatyas W. Gatyas	RB	6'0"	185	SR
Alan Goldberg A. Goldberg	TE	6'0"	190	JR
Peter Herrington P. Herrington	OL	5'11"	180	SO
Gregory Holmes G. Holmes	RB	5'8"	165	SR
Bill Hopwood B. Hopwood	FB	6'0"	180	SO
Richard Howard R. Howard	OL	6'1"	190	SO
Jay Hunton J. Hunton	RB	5'10"	170	SO
David Keefe D. Keefe	OL	5'10"	200	SO
Nicholas Kehayas N. Kehayas	OL	6'1"	195	SR
Alan Knopf A. Knopf	FB	6'2"	190	JR
John Laverty J. Laverty	RB	5'7"	155	SR
Jeff LeCates J. LeCates	RB
Wallace Lindquist W. Lindquist	OL	6'5"	235	SR
LeRoy Lusardi L. Lusardi	FB	5'11"	175	SR
Robert Lusardi R. Lusardi	RB	5'10"	170	JR
Frank Magin F. Magin	TE	6'2"	190	SR
Robert Max R. Max	RB	5'9"	165	JR
Joseph Mnick J. Mnick	TE	6'2"	180	SO
Donald Mozzochi D. Mozzochi	OL	5'10"	185	SO
Richard Murar R. Murar	OL	5'9"	200	SR
Larry Muschiatti L. Muschiatti	OL	5'10"	185	SO
Robert Naso R. Naso	FB	5'8"	180	SO
Nicholas Neiley N. Neiley	TE	6'2"	180	SO
Richard Oberlander R. Oberlander	QB	5'11"	200	JR
Richard Pfeiffer R. Pfeiffer	OL	6'2"	200	JR
Joseph Polidoro J. Polidoro	OL	5'10"	190	SO
David Pooley D. Pooley	OL	6'2"	185	JR
George Ports G. Ports	OL	6'1"	200	JR
Steven Powell S. Powell	OL	5'11"	190	SO
Arthur Robinson A. Robinson	OL	6'2"	210	SR
Ronald Sabo R. Sabo	QB	6'0"	190	JR
Richard Schaub R. Schaub	OL	6'2"	190	SO
Lloyd Seaman L. Seaman	RB	5'10"	165	SO
Nugent Sharp N. Sharp	OL	6'1"	180	SO
Frederick Simms F. Simms	OL	6'0"	190	JR
Donald Simone D. Simone	OL	5'9"	175	SR
William Snyder W. Snyder	RB	5'10"	170	JR
George Veth G. Veth	RB
Bruce Webster B. Webster	RB
Charles Wermuth C. Wermuth	TE	6'2"	190	SO
Dutch Wermuth D. Wermuth	WR
William Whitacre W. Whitacre	QB	5'11"	185	JR
George Wilson G. Wilson	OL	5'11"	200	JR
Donald Zerial D. Zerial	TE	6'0"	185	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