Iowa State Cyclones

1952 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
83	Barney Alleman B. Alleman	TE	6'1"	185	SO
78	George Alleman G. Alleman	OL	6'1"	186	SO
55	Rollie Arns R. Arns	OL	6'1"	220	SR
34	Fred Beuttler F. Beuttler	FB	5'6"	180	SO
75	Bob Brettman B. Brettman	OL	6'2"	194	SR
81	Carl Brettschneider C. Brettschneider	TE	6'2"	210	SR
72	Ralph Brown R. Brown	OL	6'0"	206	JR
32	Max Burkett M. Burkett	FB	6'1"	190	SO
2	Roger Burns R. Burns	QB	5'10"	155	SO
70	Bill Byrus B. Byrus	OL	6'2"	217	SR
66	Jim Champlin J. Champlin	OL	6'0"	194	JR
29	Dick Cherpinsky D. Cherpinsky	RB	6'1"	190	JR
31	Bob Clendening B. Clendening	FB	5'10"	180	SR
51	Charles Coey C. Coey	OL	6'0"	194	JR
44	Frank Congiardo F. Congiardo	RB	5'11"	175	SR
40	Dick Cox D. Cox	RB	6'0"	185	JR
33	Stan Cozzi S. Cozzi	FB	5'11"	188	JR
84	Roger Cunningham R. Cunningham	TE	6'2"	185	SR
27	Emory Eichorn E. Eichorn	RB	5'11"	167	SR
77	Jack Erickson J. Erickson	OL	6'3"	220	SR
42	Charles Gates C. Gates	RB	5'11"	175	SO
71	Chuck Hackman C. Hackman	OL	6'1"	192	SO
76	George Heick G. Heick	OL	6'0"	230	SR
85	Keith Hemingway K. Hemingway	TE	6'2"	183	SR
45	Keith Holeman K. Holeman	FB	5'10"	175	SO
56	Wayne Horras W. Horras	OL	6'1"	187	SO
23	Don Houser D. Houser	RB	5'11"	170	JR
52	Jim Johnson J. Johnson	OL	6'0"	193	SO
61	Gean Kowalski G. Kowalski	OL	5'11"	193	JR
67	Jack Lessin J. Lessin	OL	6'1"	219	JR
82	Jack Lindstrom J. Lindstrom	TE	5'11"	180	SO
3	Rich Mann R. Mann	QB	5'10"	170	JR
73	Bob Matheson B. Matheson	OL	6'3"	206	SR
54	Elmer May E. May	OL	6'0"	186	SO
7	Bob Mellgren B. Mellgren	QB	5'11"	163	SR
22	Jim Mielkus J. Mielkus	RB	6'1"	175	JR
79	Dick Mohr D. Mohr	OL	6'3"	205	SO
68	Erhard Moosman E. Moosman	OL	6'2"	190	JR
63	Dwight Nichols D. Nichols	OL	5'9"	180	SR
60	Bob Olson B. Olson	OL	6'0"	180	SR
8	Bill Plantan B. Plantan	QB	5'11"	181	JR
50	Jim Rawley J. Rawley	OL	6'1"	184	JR
21	Dan Rice D. Rice	RB	5'11"	175	JR
80	Bob Rohwedder B. Rohwedder	TE	6'3"	197	JR
37	Jim Rooker J. Rooker	FB	6'1"	184	JR
74	Ed Schillmoeller E. Schillmoeller	OL	6'2"	215	SR
20	Bob Shibley B. Shibley	QB	6'2"	200	SR
53	Ron Shoop R. Shoop	OL	6'1"	193	JR
35	Paul Ray Shupe P. Ray Shupe	FB	5'11"	185	JR
48	Jim Smith J. Smith	RB	5'10"	180	SO
26	Lee Spence L. Spence	RB	6'1"	187	SO
36	Al Stevenson A. Stevenson	FB	5'9"	182	SO
88	Mike Swale M. Swale	TE	6'2"	200	SO
64	Ron Swanson R. Swanson	OL	5'10"	185	SR
86	Weldon Thalacker W. Thalacker	TE	6'0"	180	SO
89	Ron Thompson R. Thompson	OL	6'0"	206	JR
87	Kim Tidd K. Tidd	TE	6'1"	182	SO
65	Clyde Titus C. Titus	OL	5'8"	169	SR
25	Bo Walker B. Walker	RB	5'11"	167	SR
69	Bill Wilson B. Wilson	OL	6'1"	202	JR

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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

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

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	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	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