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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

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333