Michigan State Spartans

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
44	Arturo M. Acosta A. M. Acosta	RB	5'9"	182	SO
26	Herb Adderley H. Adderley	RB	6'0"	184	JR
	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	WR
84	Frederick V. Arbanas F. V. Arbanas	TE	6'2"	211	JR
32	Park Baker P. Baker	FB	5'8"	164	SR
14	Gary Ballman G. Ballman	RB	6'1"	197	SO
43	Robert Bercich R. Bercich	RB	6'0"	183	SR
18	Bennett J. Bethel B. J. Bethel	RB	6'1"	190	SO
	Larry Bielat L. Bielat	QB
21	Lawrence J. Bielat L. J. Bielat	QB	6'1"	184	SR
77	Michael H. Biondo M. H. Biondo	OL	5'11"	205	SO
57	William Boykin W. Boykin	OL	6'4"	220	SR
55	Frederick J. Boylen F. J. Boylen	OL	5'8"	219	JR
88	Arthur Brandstatter A. Brandstatter	TE	6'1"	210	SO
56	James F. Bridges J. F. Bridges	OL	5'11"	190	SO
33	Carl Charon C. Charon	FB	5'11"	182	SO
50	James W. Chastain J. W. Chastain	OL	6'1"	214	SR
27	M. James Chesney	QB	5'10"	174	JR
82	James G. Corgiat J. G. Corgiat	TE	6'0"	190	SO
	Jim Corgiat J. Corgiat	WR
79	Larry L. Cundiff L. L. Cundiff	OL	6'2"	238	SR
49	Jack A. Davidson J. A. Davidson	OL	5'11"	207	SR
52	Daniel E. Eakin D. E. Eakin	OL	5'11"	203	SO
39	Wayne Fontes W. Fontes	QB	5'10"	176	SO
25	Ike Grimsley I. Grimsley	QB	5'10"	178	JR
68	Oscar C. Hahn O. C. Hahn	OL	5'9"	202	JR
93	Jason Harness J. Harness	TE	6'1"	186	JR
60	J. Michael Hart	OL	5'10"	188	SO
	Ron Hatcher R. Hatcher	RB
46	Ronald A. Hatcher R. A. Hatcher	FB	6'1"	210	SO
51	Allan P. Hill A. P. Hill	OL	5'10"	228	JR
23	Paul A. Hrisko P. A. Hrisko	QB	6'0"	170	SO
34	Larry Hudas L. Hudas	RB	6'4"	200	SO
64	S. Leo Hughes	OL	5'9"	205	SO
58	George E. Hugus G. E. Hugus	OL	6'0"	200	SO
95	Eddie James E. James	OL	6'0"	226	SO
62	Peter J. Kakela P. J. Kakela	OL	6'3"	210	SO
85	Rohland Kerkhoff R. Kerkhoff	TE	6'0"	200	SO
61	Kenneth R. King K. R. King	OL	5'9"	184	SO
66	Donald J. Kopach D. J. Kopach	OL	5'11"	200	SO
89	Anthony L. Kumiega A. L. Kumiega	TE	6'0"	194	SO
29	Donald V. Kurez D. V. Kurez	QB	6'0"	200	SO
65	Jacob M. Lewandowski J. M. Lewandowski	OL	6'1"	195	SO
24	Dean Look D. Look	QB	5'10"	175	SR
20	Leroy M. Loudermilk L. M. Loudermilk	QB	5'11"	190	SO
67	John T. Luplow J. T. Luplow	OL	6'1"	205	SO
12	Fred G. MacEachron F. G. MacEachron	RB	6'0"	170	SO
74	Randall J. Mack R. J. Mack	OL	5'10"	185	SO
71	David F. Manders D. F. Manders	OL	6'2"	209	SO
31	Blanche Martin B. Martin	FB	6'0"	195	SR
36	Jon Marx J. Marx	RB	5'11"	194	JR
76	Edwin McLucas E. McLucas	OL	5'11"	211	JR
42	Mitchell L. Newman M. L. Newman	FB	5'9"	168	SO
90	David C. Northcross D. C. Northcross	TE	5'11"	175	SR
73	Gerald W. Ohngren G. W. Ohngren	OL	6'1"	215	SO
87	Richard C. Oxedine R. C. Oxedine	TE	6'2"	190	SO
48	Roy E. Parrott R. E. Parrott	OL	6'0"	215	SO
92	Edward L. Perpich E. L. Perpich	OL	6'1"	211	SO
69	W. Palmer Pyle	OL	6'2"	240	SR
47	Robert J. Ricucci R. J. Ricucci	RB	5'11"	180	SR
72	Paul G. Rochester P. G. Rochester	OL	6'1"	217	SR
	Ed Ryan E. Ryan	RB
38	Edward J. Ryan E. J. Ryan	RB	5'11"	200	SO
86	Donald S. Schultz D. S. Schultz	TE	6'0"	189	JR
37	John Sharp J. Sharp	RB	5'9"	179	SO
	Don Stewart D. Stewart	RB
16	Donald W. Stewart D. W. Stewart	RB	6'1"	185	SO
	Bob Suci B. Suci	RB
22	Robert L. Suci R. L. Suci	RB	5'11"	180	SO
63	Robert F. Szwast R. F. Szwast	OL	5'11"	213	SO
75	William S. Timm W. S. Timm	OL	6'2"	220	SO
80	John J. Trueman J. J. Trueman	TE	6'2"	193	JR
94	Thomas F. Vershinski T. F. Vershinski	TE	6'3"	193	SR
59	G. Mickey Walker	OL	5'11"	191	JR
53	John J. Wilks J. J. Wilks	OL	6'0"	228	SR
28	Thomas R. Wilson T. R. Wilson	QB	6'0"	176	JR
	Tom Wilson T. Wilson	QB
70	Thomas S. Winiecki T. S. Winiecki	OL	5'11"	225	SO
54	Donald M. Wright D. M. Wright	OL	5'10"	218	SR
81	Barry L. Zindel B. L. Zindel	TE	6'0"	171	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

347.0

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Texas	4	0	1.000
6	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
7	Auburn	3	1	.750
8	Kentucky	3	1	.750
9	LSU	3	1	.750
10	Missouri	3	1	.750
11	Tennessee	3	1	.750
12	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
13	Arkansas	2	2	.500
14	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
15	South Carolina	2	2	.500
16	Texas A&M	2	2	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Fresno State	3	1	.750
3	Colorado State	2	2	.500
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	Texas State	2	2	.500
6	San Diego State	1	3	.250
7	Utah State	1	3	.250
8	Washington State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	4	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	0	1.000
4	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	3	1	.750
6	Ohio State	3	1	.750
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
9	USC	4	1	.800
10	Michigan	3	1	.750
11	Penn State	3	1	.750
12	Washington	3	1	.750
13	Northwestern	2	1	.667
14	Illinois	2	2	.500
15	Maryland	2	2	.500
16	Michigan State	2	2	.500
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	1	.750
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	3	1	.750
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	1	.750
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	2	2	.500
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	0	1.000
2	Kent State	2	2	.500
3	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Buffalo	2	2	.500
6	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
7	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
8	Ohio	2	2	.500
9	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
10	Akron	1	3	.250
11	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
12	Ball State	1	3	.250
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
8	Louisville	2	2	.500
9	SMU	3	1	.750
10	California	2	2	.500
11	Stanford	2	2	.500
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Boston College	2	2	.500
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Memphis	3	1	.750
6	Tulsa	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Rice	1	3	.250
12	Charlotte	0	4	.000
13	Temple	1	3	.250
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
2	Liberty	3	1	.750
3	Delaware	2	2	.500
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
8	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
9	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250
10	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	4	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	3	1	.750
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	2	2	.500
5	Georgia State	3	1	.750
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
13	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	Wyoming	2	2	.500
4	Air Force	2	1	.667
5	New Mexico	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	3	.250
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250