California Golden Bears

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
60	Jim Anderson J. Anderson	OL	6'0"	215	SO
3	Larry Balliett L. Balliett	QB	6'0"	175	JR
77	Lauren Bock L. Bock	OL	6'3"	212	JR
51	Pat Boyl P. Boyl	OL	6'2"	205	SR
82	Bob Bradley B. Bradley	DL	6'2"	191	SO
85	Bill Brown B. Brown	DL	6'1"	175	SO
62	Tom Burke T. Burke		6'2"	200	JR
44	Jim Burress J. Burress	RB	5'9"	175	SR
22	Rudy Carvajal R. Carvajal	RB	5'9"	175	SO
63	Mike Chase M. Chase		6'2"	210	SO
89	Stephen Cox S. Cox	WR	6'1"	197	JR
67	Dick Curtis D. Curtis	OL	6'1"	225	SO
32	Sam Dolman S. Dolman	FB	6'0"	180	SO
65	John Erby J. Erby		5'10"	190	JR
5	Jim Ferguson J. Ferguson	QB	5'9"	180	SR
50	Dave Frates D. Frates	OL	6'0"	200	JR
47	Frank Frates F. Frates	RB	6'0"	180	SO
34	Neil Gereb N. Gereb	FB	6'0"	190	JR
2	Randy Gold R. Gold	QB	6'3"	179	JR
64	Doug Graham D. Graham	OL	5'11"	195	SR
53	Nelson Gurll N. Gurll	OL	6'0"	212	SO
23	Walt Hartwell W. Hartwell	RB	5'9"	165	SO
87	Loren Hawley L. Hawley	WR	6'3"	190	SO
4	Paul Hoeber P. Hoeber	QB	6'1"	195	SO
68	Paul Hofmann P. Hofmann	OL	6'0"	178	JR
80	Bob Hudson B. Hudson	WR	6'2"	192	SO
26	Dan Ipson D. Ipson	RB	6'0"	175	JR
69	Hans Lindholm H. Lindholm	OL	6'4"	205	SO
73	Larry Lowell L. Lowell	OL	6'2"	213	JR
	Cal Mason C. Mason	RB
43	Jon Mason J. Mason	RB	5'10"	195	JR
76	Norm McLean N. McLean		6'0"	220	SR
83	Rich Merrill R. Merrill	WR	6'3"	207	JR
7	Bill Mott B. Mott	QB	5'10"	175	SO
84	Dave Muga D. Muga	WR	6'4"	210	SO
24	Alan Nelson A. Nelson	RB	6'2"	192	SO
33	Bill Newsom B. Newsom	FB	6'1"	200	SR
52	Dave Nickel D. Nickel	OL	6'1"	202	SO
6	Pete Olson P. Olson	QB	6'1"	195	SR
55	Stan Parkinson S. Parkinson	OL	6'2"	198	SR
78	Manuel Penaflor M. Penaflor		6'0"	220	JR
35	George Pierovich G. Pierovich	FB	6'0"	215	SR
79	Mel Piestrup M. Piestrup		6'2"	205	JR
45	Jess Pittore J. Pittore	RB	6'0"	188	JR
31	Kenji Sasaki K. Sasaki	FB	5'7"	187	SR
21	Jerry Scattini J. Scattini	RB	6'2"	195	SR
70	Andy Segale A. Segale		6'2"	215	SR
66	Sam Stassi S. Stassi		6'1"	195	JR
61	Roger Stull R. Stull	OL	6'1"	210	JR
46	Jack Trumbo J. Trumbo	RB	6'0"	183	JR
86	Bill Turner B. Turner	DL	6'2"	205	JR
8	Ray Tyson R. Tyson	QB	6'3"	180	SO
42	Dave Van Hoorebeke D. Van Hoorebeke	RB	5'10"	180	JR
88	Ron Vaughn R. Vaughn	DL	6'3"	204	JR
74	Frank Welsh F. Welsh		6'4"	228	SO
71	Dave Whiting D. Whiting		6'3"	220	SO
81	Bob Wills B. Wills	DL	6'1"	185	SR
72	Dick Wise D. Wise	OL	6'2"	213	SO
75	Vic Yamato V. Yamato		6'0"	220	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

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

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	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	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