#13 Illinois Fighting Illini

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
97	Louis Amberg L. Amberg	DL	6'2"	215	SO
51	Bruce Arnold B. Arnold	OL	5'11"	210	SO
52	Dave Ash D. Ash	OL	6'2"	209	SR
94	John Austin J. Austin	DL	6'2"	202	SO
96	Art Avery A. Avery	DL	6'3"	205	SO
83	Bruce Beckmann B. Beckmann	DL	6'4"	200	SR
93	Jim Beckmann J. Beckmann	DL	6'2"	188	SO
41	Ethan Blackaby E. Blackaby	RB	5'11"	187	SO
91	Dave Brower D. Brower	OL	6'2"	210	SO
39	Bill Brown B. Brown	FB	5'11"	202	JR
65	Gary Brown G. Brown	OL	6'2"	217	SO
37	Jim Brown J. Brown	FB	6'3"	210	JR
68	Bill Burrell B. Burrell	OL	6'0"	210	SR
76	Don Bush D. Bush	OL	6'0"	200	SO
46	Bruce Cacciapaglia B. Cacciapaglia	RB	5'9"	165	SO
35	Dick Cast D. Cast	FB	5'10"	188	SO
84	Ken Chalcraft K. Chalcraft	DL	6'3"	200	SO
45	Dejustice Coleman D. Coleman	RB	6'1"	185	SR
48	Johnny Counts J. Counts	RB	5'10"	170	SO
99	Robert Creviston R. Creviston	OL	6'4"	212	SO
54	Jerry Cripe J. Cripe	OL	6'1"	207	SO
72	Darrel DeDecker D. DeDecker	OL	6'2"	230	SO
47	Jim DiGirolamo J. DiGirolamo	RB	5'10"	177	JR
11	John Easterbrook J. Easterbrook	QB	5'8"	155	JR
89	Jim Entwistle J. Entwistle	DL	6'3"	208	JR
56	Ken Gehler K. Gehler	OL	6'0"	220	JR
59	Joe Geraci J. Geraci	OL	5'10"	202	SO
15	Paul Golaszewski P. Golaszewski	QB	6'0"	180	SO
63	John Gremer J. Gremer	OL	6'2"	230	SR
86	Gary Hembrough G. Hembrough	DL	6'2"	205	SO
12	Bob Hickey B. Hickey	QB	6'1"	182	SR
21	Gary Kolb G. Kolb	RB	6'0"	188	SO
27	Joe Krakoski J. Krakoski	RB	6'3"	190	JR
92	Bill Kroenung B. Kroenung	OL	6'2"	260	SO
67	John Kruze J. Kruze	OL	5'11"	210	SO
57	Bob Lanzotti B. Lanzotti	OL	5'11"	190	SR
61	Larry Lavery L. Lavery	OL	6'2"	215	JR
69	Pat Lennon P. Lennon	OL	5'11"	195	SO
60	Lindell Lovellette L. Lovellette	OL	6'3"	240	JR
32	John Luse J. Luse	FB	6'0"	190	SO
10	Russ Martin R. Martin	QB	6'0"	178	JR
14	David McGann D. McGann	QB	5'11"	178	SO
87	Ernie McMillan E. McMillan	DL	6'6"	223	JR
17	Mel Meyers M. Meyers	QB	5'11"	180	SO
66	Joe Mota J. Mota	OL	6'0"	190	SO
58	Bob Mountz B. Mountz	OL	6'1"	210	SO
75	Pat Murphy P. Murphy	OL	6'2"	220	SO
81	Dick Newell D. Newell	DL	6'1"	190	SO
43	Dick Nietupski D. Nietupski	DL	6'1"	190	SO
40	Ed O'Bradovich E. O'Bradovich	RB	6'3"	214	SO
90	Jerry Oberndorfer J. Oberndorfer	DL	6'1"	180	SO
16	Jerry Parola J. Parola	QB	5'10"	180	SO
50	Tony Parrilli T. Parrilli	OL	5'11"	215	SO
82	Gerald Patrick G. Patrick	DL	6'1"	201	JR
74	Roland Pearson R. Pearson	OL	6'3"	247	SO
26	Ed Reed E. Reed	RB	5'9"	160	JR
33	John Rizek J. Rizek	FB	6'0"	200	SO
73	Cliff Roberts C. Roberts	OL	6'3"	255	JR
19	Mel Romani M. Romani	QB	6'1"	188	SO
62	Jerry Rosengren J. Rosengren	OL	6'0"	205	SO
85	Steve Rothacker S. Rothacker	DL	6'1"	195	SO
79	Joe Rutgens J. Rutgens	OL	6'2"	240	JR
30	Bob Salata B. Salata	FB	6'1"	210	SR
55	John Stapleton J. Stapleton	OL	6'3"	220	SR
22	Marshall Starks M. Starks	RB	5'11"	190	JR
95	Denny Staub D. Staub	DL	6'1"	193	SR
42	Steve Thomas S. Thomas	RB	5'8"	170	SO
98	Ron Van Hofwegen R. Van Hofwegen	DL	6'3"	200	SO
20	Doug Wallace D. Wallace	RB	6'1"	182	SR
70	Joe Wendryhoski J. Wendryhoski	OL	6'2"	215	JR
80	Calvin Wheeler C. Wheeler	DL	6'2"	183	SO
71	James Whitmore J. Whitmore	OL	6'3"	218	SO
88	Gerald Wood G. Wood	DL	6'0"	185	SO
28	Dick Wooley D. Wooley	RB	6'0"	180	SO
78	Don Yeazel D. Yeazel	OL	6'2"	205	SR
53	Stan Yukevich S. Yukevich	OL	6'2"	210	SO
64	Tony Zeppetella T. Zeppetella	OL	5'9"	210	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

Stokes

28

Mensah

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

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

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

520.7

517.0

516.6

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	10	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	4	.600
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	7	3	.700
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	8	.200
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	4	.600
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	5	5	.500
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	8	2	.800
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	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
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	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
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	3	.700
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	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333