Florida State Seminoles

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
76	Max Andrews M. Andrews	OL	6'2"	190	SO
42	Paul Andrews P. Andrews	FB	5'9"	185	SR
15	Roy Bickford R. Bickford	QB	6'0"	178	SR
79	Mike Blazovich M. Blazovich	OL	6'0"	220	JR
	Wade Botts W. Botts	FB	5'10"	180	SO
21	Larry Brinkley L. Brinkley	RB	6'0"	175	SO
67	Jerry Bruner J. Bruner	OL	5'10"	220	SO
11	Charlie Calhoun C. Calhoun	QB	5'10"	163	SO
40	Buck Carlton B. Carlton	FB	5'9"	192	SO
54	Orrin Cope O. Cope	OL	6'1"	220	SO
68	Bill Daly B. Daly	OL	6'1"	205	SO
86	Jim Daniel J. Daniel	TE	6'4"	185	SR
50	Bruce Darsey B. Darsey	OL	5'11"	208	JR
83	Bill Dawson B. Dawson	TE	6'3"	198	SO
66	Frank DeFrancesco F. DeFrancesco	OL	5'11"	203	SR
75	Don Donatelli D. Donatelli	OL	6'2"	233	SR
14	Eddie Feely E. Feely	QB	5'7"	159	JR
13	Happy Fick H. Fick	RB	5'9"	173	JR
28	Don Floyd D. Floyd	RB	6'1"	180	SO
23	Jack Forehand J. Forehand	RB	5'9"	172	SR
89	Tony Franjesh T. Franjesh	TE	6'0"	180	SO
85	Fred Grimes F. Grimes	TE	6'2"	186	SR
88	Cliff Gunter C. Gunter	TE	6'3"	185	SO
62	Ron Hammond R. Hammond	OL	6'2"	195	SO
27	Tom Haney T. Haney	RB	6'1"	170	SO
12	John Harllee J. Harllee	RB	6'1"	200	SO
60	Ferrell Henry F. Henry	OL	6'1"	192	SO
29	Tom Hillabrand T. Hillabrand	RB	6'0"	169	JR
51	Larry Hood L. Hood	OL	6'0"	194	SR
26	Keith Kinderman K. Kinderman	RB	6'0"	195	JR
73	Steve Klesius S. Klesius	OL	6'1"	220	SR
61	Jeff Klores J. Klores	OL	6'0"	208	SO
65	John Levings J. Levings	OL	5'11"	211	JR
82	Bill Logay B. Logay	TE	6'1"	195	SO
43	John McConnaughhay J. McConnaughhay	FB	6'0"	186	JR
63	Gene McDowell G. McDowell	OL	5'11"	184	JR
87	Y.C. McNease	TE	6'0"	210	JR
40	Doug Messer D. Messer	RB	6'0"	182	SO
43	Dick Raduenzel D. Raduenzel	RB	6'2"	175	SO
83	Marv Riggs M. Riggs	TE	6'1"	185	SO
41	Gene Roberts G. Roberts	FB	6'1"	205	SO
44	Marion Roberts M. Roberts	FB	6'0"	185	SO
52	Chuck Robinson C. Robinson	OL	5'11"	210	SO
53	Joe Rodgers J. Rodgers	OL	6'2"	192	SO
22	Ken Russom K. Russom	RB	6'0"	170	JR
64	Jim Sims J. Sims	OL	6'0"	195	JR
70	Tom Slicker T. Slicker	OL	6'2"	216	JR
20	Dave Snyder D. Snyder	RB	5'10"	170	SO
84	Hank Sytsma H. Sytsma	TE	6'3"	187	SO
77	Ken Thompson K. Thompson	OL	5'11"	225	SO
81	Bill Tinsley B. Tinsley	TE	5'10"	184	SO
10	Ed Trancygier E. Trancygier	QB	6'0"	207	JR
74	Bill Tyre B. Tyre	OL	6'2"	206	JR
78	Joe Verbinski J. Verbinski	OL	6'2"	207	SR
80	John Wachtel J. Wachtel	TE	6'0"	188	SO
69	Jim Wade J. Wade	OL	5'10"	193	JR
25	Richie Weber R. Weber	RB	5'8"	160	SO
24	Buddy Yarbrough B. Yarbrough	RB	6'2"	185	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375