#13 Illinois Fighting Illini

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
97	Louis Amberg L. Amberg	DL	6'2"	215	SO
51	Bruce Arnold B. Arnold	OL	5'11"	210	SO
52	Dave Ash D. Ash	OL	6'2"	209	SR
94	John Austin J. Austin	DL	6'2"	202	SO
96	Art Avery A. Avery	DL	6'3"	205	SO
83	Bruce Beckmann B. Beckmann	DL	6'4"	200	SR
93	Jim Beckmann J. Beckmann	DL	6'2"	188	SO
41	Ethan Blackaby E. Blackaby	RB	5'11"	187	SO
91	Dave Brower D. Brower	OL	6'2"	210	SO
39	Bill Brown B. Brown	FB	5'11"	202	JR
65	Gary Brown G. Brown	OL	6'2"	217	SO
37	Jim Brown J. Brown	FB	6'3"	210	JR
68	Bill Burrell B. Burrell	OL	6'0"	210	SR
76	Don Bush D. Bush	OL	6'0"	200	SO
46	Bruce Cacciapaglia B. Cacciapaglia	RB	5'9"	165	SO
35	Dick Cast D. Cast	FB	5'10"	188	SO
84	Ken Chalcraft K. Chalcraft	DL	6'3"	200	SO
45	Dejustice Coleman D. Coleman	RB	6'1"	185	SR
48	Johnny Counts J. Counts	RB	5'10"	170	SO
99	Robert Creviston R. Creviston	OL	6'4"	212	SO
54	Jerry Cripe J. Cripe	OL	6'1"	207	SO
72	Darrel DeDecker D. DeDecker	OL	6'2"	230	SO
47	Jim DiGirolamo J. DiGirolamo	RB	5'10"	177	JR
11	John Easterbrook J. Easterbrook	QB	5'8"	155	JR
89	Jim Entwistle J. Entwistle	DL	6'3"	208	JR
56	Ken Gehler K. Gehler	OL	6'0"	220	JR
59	Joe Geraci J. Geraci	OL	5'10"	202	SO
15	Paul Golaszewski P. Golaszewski	QB	6'0"	180	SO
63	John Gremer J. Gremer	OL	6'2"	230	SR
86	Gary Hembrough G. Hembrough	DL	6'2"	205	SO
12	Bob Hickey B. Hickey	QB	6'1"	182	SR
21	Gary Kolb G. Kolb	RB	6'0"	188	SO
27	Joe Krakoski J. Krakoski	RB	6'3"	190	JR
92	Bill Kroenung B. Kroenung	OL	6'2"	260	SO
67	John Kruze J. Kruze	OL	5'11"	210	SO
57	Bob Lanzotti B. Lanzotti	OL	5'11"	190	SR
61	Larry Lavery L. Lavery	OL	6'2"	215	JR
69	Pat Lennon P. Lennon	OL	5'11"	195	SO
60	Lindell Lovellette L. Lovellette	OL	6'3"	240	JR
32	John Luse J. Luse	FB	6'0"	190	SO
10	Russ Martin R. Martin	QB	6'0"	178	JR
14	David McGann D. McGann	QB	5'11"	178	SO
87	Ernie McMillan E. McMillan	DL	6'6"	223	JR
17	Mel Meyers M. Meyers	QB	5'11"	180	SO
66	Joe Mota J. Mota	OL	6'0"	190	SO
58	Bob Mountz B. Mountz	OL	6'1"	210	SO
75	Pat Murphy P. Murphy	OL	6'2"	220	SO
81	Dick Newell D. Newell	DL	6'1"	190	SO
43	Dick Nietupski D. Nietupski	DL	6'1"	190	SO
40	Ed O'Bradovich E. O'Bradovich	RB	6'3"	214	SO
90	Jerry Oberndorfer J. Oberndorfer	DL	6'1"	180	SO
16	Jerry Parola J. Parola	QB	5'10"	180	SO
50	Tony Parrilli T. Parrilli	OL	5'11"	215	SO
82	Gerald Patrick G. Patrick	DL	6'1"	201	JR
74	Roland Pearson R. Pearson	OL	6'3"	247	SO
26	Ed Reed E. Reed	RB	5'9"	160	JR
33	John Rizek J. Rizek	FB	6'0"	200	SO
73	Cliff Roberts C. Roberts	OL	6'3"	255	JR
19	Mel Romani M. Romani	QB	6'1"	188	SO
62	Jerry Rosengren J. Rosengren	OL	6'0"	205	SO
85	Steve Rothacker S. Rothacker	DL	6'1"	195	SO
79	Joe Rutgens J. Rutgens	OL	6'2"	240	JR
30	Bob Salata B. Salata	FB	6'1"	210	SR
55	John Stapleton J. Stapleton	OL	6'3"	220	SR
22	Marshall Starks M. Starks	RB	5'11"	190	JR
95	Denny Staub D. Staub	DL	6'1"	193	SR
42	Steve Thomas S. Thomas	RB	5'8"	170	SO
98	Ron Van Hofwegen R. Van Hofwegen	DL	6'3"	200	SO
20	Doug Wallace D. Wallace	RB	6'1"	182	SR
70	Joe Wendryhoski J. Wendryhoski	OL	6'2"	215	JR
80	Calvin Wheeler C. Wheeler	DL	6'2"	183	SO
71	James Whitmore J. Whitmore	OL	6'3"	218	SO
88	Gerald Wood G. Wood	DL	6'0"	185	SO
28	Dick Wooley D. Wooley	RB	6'0"	180	SO
78	Don Yeazel D. Yeazel	OL	6'2"	205	SR
53	Stan Yukevich S. Yukevich	OL	6'2"	210	SO
64	Tony Zeppetella T. Zeppetella	OL	5'9"	210	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

332.3

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

346.5

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Texas	4	0	1.000
6	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
7	Auburn	3	1	.750
8	Kentucky	3	1	.750
9	LSU	3	1	.750
10	Missouri	3	1	.750
11	Tennessee	3	1	.750
12	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
13	Arkansas	2	2	.500
14	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
15	South Carolina	2	2	.500
16	Texas A&M	2	2	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Fresno State	3	1	.750
3	Colorado State	2	2	.500
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	Texas State	2	2	.500
6	San Diego State	1	3	.250
7	Utah State	1	3	.250
8	Washington State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	4	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	0	1.000
4	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	3	1	.750
6	Ohio State	3	1	.750
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
9	USC	4	1	.800
10	Michigan	3	1	.750
11	Penn State	3	1	.750
12	Washington	3	1	.750
13	Northwestern	2	1	.667
14	Illinois	2	2	.500
15	Maryland	2	2	.500
16	Michigan State	2	2	.500
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	1	.750
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	3	1	.750
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	1	.750
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	2	2	.500
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	0	1.000
2	Kent State	2	2	.500
3	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Buffalo	2	2	.500
6	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
7	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
8	Ohio	2	2	.500
9	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
10	Akron	1	3	.250
11	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
12	Ball State	1	3	.250
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

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

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Memphis	3	1	.750
6	Tulsa	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Rice	1	3	.250
12	Charlotte	0	4	.000
13	Temple	1	3	.250
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
2	Liberty	3	1	.750
3	Delaware	2	2	.500
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
8	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
9	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250
10	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	4	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	3	1	.750
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	2	2	.500
5	Georgia State	3	1	.750
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
13	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	Wyoming	2	2	.500
4	Air Force	2	1	.667
5	New Mexico	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	3	.250
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250