Iowa Hawkeyes

1955 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
78	Donald Ahlgren D. Ahlgren	OL	6'2"	200	JR
64	Frank Bloomquist F. Bloomquist	OL	6'2"	205	SO
72	Donald Bowen D. Bowen	OL	6'2"	205	SO
76	John Bremner J. Bremner	OL	6'1"	210	SO
53	Donn Buck D. Buck	OL	5'9"	190	SO
50	William Van Buren W. Van Buren	OL	6'0"	205	SO
63	John Burroughs J. Burroughs	OL	6'4"	220	SO
	George Cabalka G. Cabalka	RB	6'1"	175	SO
	Roy Coppotelli R. Coppotelli	QB	6'0"	170	SO
	Charles Daniels C. Daniels	RB	6'0"	190	SO
73	Richard Deasy R. Deasy	OL	6'0"	205	JR
83	James Dick J. Dick	TE	5'11"	173	JR
20	Donald Dobrino D. Dobrino	QB	6'3"	205	JR
80	James Freeman J. Freeman	TE	6'4"	234	SR
88	Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons	TE	6'3"	208	SO
87	Frank Gilliam F. Gilliam	TE	6'2"	183	SR
44	Collins Hagler C. Hagler	RB	5'9"	168	SO
	Donald Halverson D. Halverson	TE	6'0"	186	JR
40	Bill Happel B. Happel	RB	5'11"	170	SO
35	Fred Harris F. Harris	FB	6'1"	203	SO
89	Toni Hatch T. Hatch	TE	6'1"	190	JR
84	Robert Haussman R. Haussman	TE	6'0"	189	JR
32	Jon Janda J. Janda	FB	5'10"	180	SO
71	Kenneth Jehle K. Jehle	OL	6'1"	207	SR
65	Harlan Jenkinson H. Jenkinson	OL	5'10"	185	SR
	Jerry Jenkinson J. Jenkinson	TE	6'2"	180	SO
	Carroll Johnson C. Johnson	OL	6'4"	210	JR
62	Calvin Jones C. Jones	OL	6'0"	220	SR
33	Eldan Kanellis E. Kanellis	FB	6'0"	190	SR
67	Ernest Karlenzig E. Karlenzig	OL	6'1"	200	SO
66	Alex Karras A. Karras	OL	6'2"	235	SO
	William Kendall W. Kendall	FB	6'0"	205	SO
15	Delmar Kloewer D. Kloewer	RB	6'0"	190	SO
16	Ralph Knoebel R. Knoebel	FB	5'11"	185	JR
68	George Kress G. Kress	OL	6'2"	230	SR
61	Gary Kurdelmeier G. Kurdelmeier	OL	5'9"	193	SO
10	Philip Leahy P. Leahy	RB	6'0"	160	SR
	Robet Lear R. Lear	RB	5'10"	180	SO
12	Edlean Matheson E. Matheson	RB	6'0"	170	SR
	William McAdams W. McAdams	RB	6'0"	196	SO
	Ronald Means R. Means	RB	6'1"	190	SO
82	Kenneth Meek K. Meek	TE	6'2"	208	JR
42	Donald Nachtman D. Nachtman	RB	6'0"	184	SO
	Tom Newell T. Newell	RB	6'1"	192	SO
	Frederick Nosek F. Nosek	FB	5'10"	170	SO
81	John Oakley J. Oakley	TE	6'2"	170	JR
43	Orlando Pellegrino O. Pellegrino	RB	5'11"	175	JR
	Michael Phelps M. Phelps	RB	5'11"	174	SO
54	Charles Pierce C. Pierce	OL	6'2"	207	SO
11	Kenneth Ploen K. Ploen	RB	6'2"	175	JR
25	Jerry Reichow J. Reichow	QB	6'2"	200	SR
75	William Reichow W. Reichow	OL	6'2"	210	JR
85	Frank Rigney F. Rigney	TE	6'4"	219	SO
77	Dominick Sgro D. Sgro	OL	5'11"	206	SO
	Wallace Sheets W. Sheets	RB	5'10"	175	JR
79	Terry Shuck T. Shuck	OL	6'2"	198	SR
52	Norman Six N. Six	OL	6'2"	200	SR
60	John Smith J. Smith	OL	5'11"	185	JR
14	Earl Smith Jr. E. Smith Jr.	RB	5'11"	171	SR
	David Spiewak D. Spiewak	QB	5'10"	180	SO
	Robert Stifter R. Stifter	RB	6'0"	190	SO
55	Donald Suchy D. Suchy	OL	6'0"	210	JR
74	Rodger Swedberg R. Swedberg	OL	6'1"	215	SR
70	Richard Theer R. Theer	OL	6'3"	212	SO
22	Duane Tofson D. Tofson	QB	5'11"	185	SR
26	Eugene Veit E. Veit	QB	5'11"	180	SO
41	Edward Vincent Jr. E. Vincent Jr.	RB	5'11"	175	SR
31	Marion Walker M. Walker	FB	5'8"	182	JR
23	Douglas Whitehead D. Whitehead	QB	5'11"	165	SO
30	Roger Wiegmann R. Wiegmann	FB	6'2"	210	SR
69	James Willett J. Willett	OL	6'4"	215	JR
86	James Young J. Young	TE	6'3"	215	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

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

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	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
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