Iowa Hawkeyes

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
72	Daniel Behrman D. Behrman	OL	6'2"	285	SO
43	John Brown J. Brown	FB	5'11"	162	SR
85	Richard Burns R. Burns	DL	5'11"	190	SO
53	Jack Carlson J. Carlson	OL	6'6"	210	SO
86	William Cervenak W. Cervenak	DL	6'4"	219	SO
63	Richard Clark R. Clark	OL	6'0"	190	SR
80	Richard Clauson R. Clauson	DL	6'3"	188	JR
94	Timonthy Connors T. Connors	DL	6'2"	185	SO
64	William DiCindio W. DiCindio	OL	6'1"	210	SO
12	Fred Erhardt F. Erhardt	RB	5'10"	172	SO
31	Larry Ferguson L. Ferguson	FB	5'10"	187	SO
57	Winston Ferguson W. Ferguson	OL	6'0"	220	SO
70	Robert Hain R. Hain	OL	6'2"	230	SR
84	Maurice Hanson M. Hanson	DL	6'1"	195	SO
	Charles Hill C. Hill	RB	5'10"	175	SO
93	George Hill G. Hill	OL	6'2"	225	SR
71	Alfred Hinton A. Hinton	OL	6'1"	240	SO
20	Wilburn Hollis W. Hollis	QB	6'2"	200	SO
30	Don Horn D. Horn	FB	5'10"	190	SR
51	Lloyd Humphreys L. Humphreys	OL	6'1"	195	SR
46	Ray Jauch R. Jauch	RB	5'11"	173	SR
	Bob Jeter B. Jeter	RB
11	Robert Jeter Jr. R. Jeter Jr.	RB	6'1"	180	SR
10	Keith Kinderman K. Kinderman	RB	6'1"	196	SO
	Arnold Klott A. Klott	RB	5'9"	175	SO
33	Gerald Lafferty G. Lafferty	FB	6'0"	185	SO
83	Jeff Langston J. Langston	DL	6'2"	175	SR
52	William Lapham W. Lapham	OL	6'3"	235	SR
79	Charles Lee Jr. C. Lee Jr.	OL	6'3"	229	SR
87	Paul Lees P. Lees	DL	6'4"	200	SR
27	Michael Lewis M. Lewis	QB	5'11"	177	JR
34	Fred Long F. Long	FB	6'2"	194	SR
69	Mark Manders M. Manders	OL	6'0"	200	JR
16	Gerald Mauren G. Mauren	RB	5'9"	168	JR
	Jerry Mauren J. Mauren	RB
41	John McMeekins J. McMeekins	RB	5'11"	180	JR
82	Curt Merz C. Merz	DL	6'4"	220	SR
96	Ernest Mielke E. Mielke	OL	6'1"	215	SR
88	Al Miller A. Miller	DL	6'5"	213	JR
74	Robert Moerke R. Moerke	OL	6'2"	235	JR
35	Thomas Moore T. Moore	QB	6'1"	185	JR
32	Eugene Mosley E. Mosley	FB	6'0"	187	JR
89	Don Norton D. Norton	DL	6'1"	175	SR
65	Gerald Novack G. Novack	OL	6'0"	195	SR
73	Emery Pudder E. Pudder	OL	6'2"	205	SO
67	William Ringer W. Ringer	OL	6'0"	195	JR
	Bob Russo B. Russo	RB
78	John Sawin J. Sawin	OL	6'0"	209	SR
68	Donald Shipanik D. Shipanik	OL	6'1"	175	SR
66	Sherwyn Thorson S. Thorson	OL	6'0"	195	SO
23	Edward Trancygier E. Trancygier	QB	6'1"	195	SO
22	Olen Treadway O. Treadway	QB	5'10"	177	SR
44	Donald Tucker D. Tucker	RB	5'10"	162	SR
54	Jess Vargo Jr. J. Vargo Jr.	OL	6'0"	195	JR
92	Dave Watkins D. Watkins	DL	6'4"	212	SO
81	Bill Whisler B. Whisler	DL	6'2"	215	SO
75	Chester Williams C. Williams	OL	6'0"	230	SO
60	Jerry Williams J. Williams	OL	6'0"	190	SO
17	Virgil Williams V. Williams	RB	5'11"	180	SO
45	Bernie Wyatt B. Wyatt	RB	5'10"	165	JR
	Robert Yauck R. Yauck	OL	5'11"	220	SO
56	Donald Zinn Jr. D. Zinn Jr.	OL	6'2"	195	JR

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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