Akron Zips

1997 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
48	Eric Anderson E. Anderson	DL	6'4"	260	SR
88	Lavel Bailey L. Bailey	WR	5'9"	165	FR
92	Jamey Bennett J. Bennett		6'0"	270	JR
30	Loren Berger L. Berger	RB	5'10"	200	FR
93	Joe Beyke J. Beyke	TE	6'3"	250	FR
91	Jacob Binder J. Binder	LB	6'2"	225	SO
4	Shaun Black S. Black	WR	5'10"	165	SO
49	Nate Boyd N. Boyd	LB	6'2"	240	SR
58	Ellery Bradford E. Bradford	LB	5'9"	235	JR
99	Aaron Brown A. Brown	DL	6'8"	210	FR
55	Bill Burke B. Burke	LB	6'1"	235	JR
7	George Cameron G. Cameron	LB	6'0"	225	JR
21	Jerome Cargile J. Cargile	DB	6'0"	175	JR
13	Matt Chase M. Chase	LB	6'0"	210	SR
41	Corey Christian C. Christian	DL	6'1"	240	SR
40	Rickie Coble R. Coble	DB	5'10"	175	FR
84	Jeremy Connor J. Connor	TE	6'5"	240	SO
5	Stan Cwalinski S. Cwalinski	QB	6'1"	180	FR
87	Mike Delaney M. Delaney	P	6'1"	235	FR
14	Zac Derr Z. Derr	K	5'8"	140	FR
44	Terrel Dixon T. Dixon	WR	5'10"	195	SR
16	Jon Eaton J. Eaton	DB	6'2"	205	JR
23	George Germany G. Germany	DB	5'11"	185	SR
18	Greg Gromek G. Gromek	QB	6'2"	205	SO
72	Jeff Grzeskowiak J. Grzeskowiak	OL	6'5"	290	FR
64	Steve Hale S. Hale	OL	6'3"	320	JR
67	George Harris G. Harris	OL	6'2"	285	FR
38	Mike Hayes M. Hayes	P	6'3"	190	SR
7	Bill Hildebrand B. Hildebrand	OL	6'4"	320	JR
25	Ryan Huffman R. Huffman	DB	5'10"	165	FR
20	Mike Hughes M. Hughes	DB	6'2"	195	SO
24	Carlos Humphries C. Humphries	RB	5'8"	180	FR
33	Bo Hunter B. Hunter	RB	5'9"	190	SO
19	Nick Jamison N. Jamison	P	5'11"	175	JR
36	Richard Jones R. Jones	DB	6'1"	180	SO
52	Brad King B. King	LB	5'11"	215	SO
57	Shawn Klik S. Klik	DL	6'4"	270	SO
62	Brock Knisely B. Knisely	OL	6'2"	270	SO
78	Kevin Kuntz K. Kuntz	OL	6'4"	275	SR
81	Shane Ladner S. Ladner	TE	6'6"	260	SR
26	Mike Lagasse M. Lagasse	RB	5'9"	190	JR
29	Julius Lancaster J. Lancaster	DB	6'1"	200	JR
9	Shauntel Lodge S. Lodge	DB	6'0"	195	SO
27	Greg Lomax G. Lomax	RB	5'11"	190	SR
61	Mike Lukanski M. Lukanski	DL	6'2"	250	FR
96	Ed March E. March	LB	6'0"	195	FR
94	Jeremy Maxa J. Maxa	OL	6'3"	270	JR
76	Thomas McBride T. McBride	OL	6'4"	320	SO
31	Andre McCray A. McCray	DB	5'10"	185	JR
59	Tony McCray T. McCray	LB	5'9"	210	FR
51	Mike Naleppa M. Naleppa	DL	6'2"	250	FR
97	Jamie O'Neill J. O'Neill	DL	6'3"	265	SO
10	Brady Oaks B. Oaks	QB	6'2"	190	FR
73	Paul Ondrusek P. Ondrusek	OL	6'2"	310	FR
74	James Parham Jr. J. Parham Jr.	DL	6'3"	280	SO
8	Gregg Peugeot G. Peugeot	WR	6'2"	200	SO
32	David Polk D. Polk	RB	6'2"	205	SO
46	Pat Powell P. Powell	LB	6'1"	240	SR
71	Rex Pyles R. Pyles	OL	6'5"	315	JR
38	Jamie Reader J. Reader	FB	6'2"	225	SR
2	Victor Redrick V. Redrick	WR	5'11"	175	JR
30	Rich Reliford R. Reliford	DB	5'9"	175	FR
82	Tim Ritley T. Ritley	TE	6'3"	218	FR
39	Chris Rooney C. Rooney	FB	6'2"	260	SR
47	Ben Ruhlin B. Ruhlin	RB	5'9"	190	SO
28	Tyrone Ryan T. Ryan	RB	6'1"	225	JR
66	Paul Salvino P. Salvino	OL	6'2"	300	FR
69	Marc Saunders M. Saunders	OL	6'3"	295	FR
63	Anthony Slimon A. Slimon		6'0"	270	JR
43	Eric Small E. Small	LB	5'9"	205	JR
68	Chad Smith C. Smith	OL	6'5"	265	SO
	Dwight Smith D. Smith	DB
22	Nevara Smith N. Smith	WR	6'0"	190	SO
95	Ronald Smith R. Smith	DL	6'4"	260	SO
65	Scott Smith S. Smith	OL	6'3"	255	FR
6	Willie Spencer W. Spencer	WR	6'3"	210	JR
15	Jamie Stidham J. Stidham	K	5'9"	190	SR
75	Jacob Thompson J. Thompson	DL	6'4"	240	SO
35	Jerod Tilley J. Tilley	LB	6'1"	210	FR
79	Joe Trudeau J. Trudeau	OL	6'8"	310	SO
12	Ryan Uhlenhake R. Uhlenhake	QB	6'0"	195	FR
17	Kevin Vaughn K. Vaughn	DB	5'11"	190	FR
1	Butchie Washington B. Washington	QB	6'1"	200	SO
98	Chuck Webb C. Webb	TE	6'5"	265	SR
42	Rashad Weems R. Weems	FB	5'10"	238	SO
60	Dan Wessman D. Wessman	OL	6'2"	305	JR
50	Tarik West T. West		6'4"	260	SR
11	Carl Whitt C. Whitt	WR	6'0"	175	JR
91	Jason Wiggins J. Wiggins	DL	6'4"	245	SO
53	Derek Wilborn D. Wilborn	LB	6'1"	225	SO
77	Jermaine Williams J. Williams	DL	6'2"	299	SO
5	Derrick Woodruff D. Woodruff	WR	6'4"	220	JR
3	Mike Young M. Young	DB	5'9"	190	FR
85	Chad Zgonc C. Zgonc	TE	6'3"	255	SR

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

188.0

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.6

42.0

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.1

11.8

13.3

14.0

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

47.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167