Illinois Fighting Illini

1958 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
65	Bob Allen B. Allen	OL	5'11"	210	SR
24	Richard Anderson R. Anderson	RB	5'11"	195	SO
62	Dave Ash D. Ash	OL	6'2"	190	JR
94	John Austin J. Austin	DL	6'3"	198	SO
93	Jim Beckman J. Beckman	DL	6'3"	190	SO
83	Bruce Beckmann B. Beckmann	DL	6'4"	200	SR
41	L.T. Bonner	RB	5'11"	182	SR
64	George Brokemond G. Brokemond	OL	6'1"	225	SR
39	Bill Brown B. Brown	FB	5'11"	205	SO
37	Jim Brown J. Brown	FB	6'3"	210	SO
68	Bill Burrell B. Burrell	OL	6'0"	199	JR
92	Don Bush D. Bush	OL	6'0"	195	SO
21	Jim Buss J. Buss	RB	5'9"	155	SO
86	Dave Cadwallader D. Cadwallader	DL	6'3"	215	JR
42	Gene Carr G. Carr	RB	5'10"	175	SR
18	Ken Chalcraft K. Chalcraft	QB	6'3"	198	SO
53	Gene Cherney G. Cherney	OL	6'0"	194	SR
45	Dejustice Coleman D. Coleman	RB	6'1"	179	JR
84	Tony Danosky T. Danosky	DL	6'1"	205	JR
72	Darrel DeDecker D. DeDecker	OL	6'2"	239	SO
35	Jack Delveaux J. Delveaux	FB	6'1"	215	SR
99	Bruce Dollahan B. Dollahan	OL	6'3"	215	SR
11	John Easterbrook J. Easterbrook	QB	5'8"	155	SO
89	Jim Entwistle J. Entwistle	DL	6'3"	202	JR
97	Ken Gehler K. Gehler	OL	6'0"	199	JR
59	Joe Geraci J. Geraci	OL	5'10"	196	SO
15	Paul Golaszewski P. Golaszewski	QB	5'11"	175	SO
43	Don Grothe D. Grothe	RB	5'10"	180	SR
57	Mike Guinan M. Guinan	OL	6'0"	189	SO
51	Gary Hembrough G. Hembrough	OL	6'2"	207	SO
71	William Hemmer W. Hemmer	OL	6'2"	210	SO
58	Bob Henderson B. Henderson	OL	6'1"	204	SR
12	Bob Hickey B. Hickey	QB	6'1"	188	JR
82	Ron Hill R. Hill	DL	6'3"	210	SR
90	Carl Johnson C. Johnson	OL	6'3"	226	SR
36	Art Kaha A. Kaha	FB	6'3"	212	SO
27	Joe Krakoski J. Krakoski	RB	6'3"	189	SO
67	Ken Kraml K. Kraml	OL	6'0"	208	SO
80	Rich Kreitling R. Kreitling	DL	6'2"	202	JR
61	Bob Lanzotti B. Lanzotti	OL	5'11"	199	JR
95	Larry Lavery L. Lavery	OL	6'2"	205	SO
69	Pat Lennon P. Lennon	OL	5'11"	195	SO
32	Mel Lewis M. Lewis	FB	6'2"	206	SO
60	Lindell Lovellette L. Lovellette	OL	6'3"	228	SO
10	Russ Martin R. Martin	QB	6'0"	178	SO
48	Dick McDade D. McDade	RB	5'10"	182	SO
87	Ernie McMillan E. McMillan	DL	6'6"	223	SO
98	Bruce Merson B. Merson	OL	6'0"	197	SO
96	Willard Molitor W. Molitor	DL	6'1"	185	SO
25	Ron Moody R. Moody	RB	6'1"	170	SO
75	Patrick Murphy P. Murphy	OL	6'2"	211	SO
70	Ron Nietupski R. Nietupski	OL	6'2"	211	SR
85	Jerry Oberndorfer J. Oberndorfer	DL	6'1"	190	SO
14	Bill Offenbecher B. Offenbecher	QB	6'0"	180	SR
16	Jerry Parola J. Parola	QB	5'10"	175	SO
63	Gerald Patrick G. Patrick	OL	6'2"	197	JR
74	Roland Pearson R. Pearson	OL	6'3"	227	SO
91	Dave Rewerts D. Rewerts	DL	6'2"	200	SR
73	Cliff Roberts C. Roberts	OL	6'3"	231	SO
26	Steve Rothacker S. Rothacker	RB	6'1"	193	SO
79	Joe Rugens J. Rugens	OL	6'2"	226	SO
52	Bob Salata B. Salata	OL	6'1"	217	JR
30	Rock Sharer R. Sharer	FB	6'1"	227	SO
55	John Stapleton J. Stapleton	OL	6'3"	210	JR
22	Marshall Starks M. Starks	RB	5'11"	193	SO
66	Denny Staub D. Staub	OL	6'1"	193	JR
81	Larry Stewart L. Stewart	DL	6'3"	212	SR
76	George Utz G. Utz	OL	6'5"	229	SR
20	Doug Wallace D. Wallace	RB	6'1"	180	JR
54	Joe Wendryhoski J. Wendryhoski	OL	6'2"	212	SO
23	Dan Wile D. Wile	FB	6'0"	187	SR
88	Gerald Wood G. Wood	DL	6'0"	195	SO
40	Richard Wooley R. Wooley	RB	6'0"	180	SO
78	Don Yeazel D. Yeazel	OL	6'2"	205	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,239

Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

3,150

Fifita

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

29

Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.1

43.9

42.2

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.0

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

526.7

520.7

520.1

518.1

512.3

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

334.9

331.0

328.9

326.2

320.8

Sack Leaders

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	San Diego State	5	5	.500
3	Texas State	6	4	.600
4	Oregon State	5	5	.500
5	Utah State	4	6	.400
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Washington State	2	8	.200
8	Colorado State	3	7	.300

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Ohio State	7	3	.700
5	Iowa	8	2	.800
6	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
7	USC	7	3	.700
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Penn State	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Northwestern	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Nebraska	6	4	.600
14	Maryland	4	6	.400
15	Michigan	5	5	.500
16	Purdue	3	7	.300
17	Michigan State	3	7	.300
18	Rutgers	2	8	.200

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Texas	8	2	.800
4	Tennessee	8	2	.800
5	Kentucky	7	3	.700
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
9	Florida	6	4	.600
10	Auburn	6	4	.600
11	LSU	6	4	.600
12	Missouri	6	4	.600
13	Arkansas	4	6	.400
14	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
15	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
4	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
5	Delaware	5	5	.500
6	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
7	Missouri State	4	6	.400
8	Florida International	4	6	.400
9	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
10	Georgia State	5	5	.500
11	Troy	4	6	.400
12	Marshall	5	5	.500
13	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Florida State	5	5	.500
8	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
9	Stanford	5	5	.500
10	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
11	Virginia	5	5	.500
12	Syracuse	5	5	.500
13	North Carolina	5	5	.500
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	NC State	4	6	.400
16	California	3	7	.300
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	8	2	.800
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	North Texas	7	3	.700
4	UAB	6	4	.600
5	East Carolina	6	4	.600
6	Army	5	4	.556
7	Tulsa	6	4	.600
8	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	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	10	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	9	1	.900
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Houston	7	3	.700
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Arizona	7	3	.700
7	Arizona State	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	Iowa State	5	5	.500
11	TCU	5	5	.500
12	Kansas	4	6	.400
13	West Virginia	5	5	.500
14	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
15	Colorado	4	6	.400
16	Kansas State	4	6	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	Wyoming	7	3	.700
2	New Mexico	8	2	.800
3	North Dakota State	8	2	.800
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	Nevada	4	6	.400
7	San Jose State	5	6	.455
8	Hawai'i	3	7	.300
9	UTEP	1	9	.100
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000