Iowa State Cyclones

1953 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
Bruce Alexander B. Alexander	RB	6'0"	185	SO
Barney Alleman B. Alleman	TE	6'2"	190	JR
Arlyn Anderson A. Anderson	RB	6'0"	180	SO
Fred Beuttler F. Beuttler	FB	5'7"	180	JR
Ralph Brown R. Brown	OL	6'0"	205	SR
Max Burkett M. Burkett	FB	6'1"	190	JR
Roger Burns R. Burns	QB	5'10"	165	JR
Jim Champlin J. Champlin	OL	6'1"	190	SR
Bob Clark B. Clark	TE	6'4"	195	SO
Charles Coey C. Coey	OL	6'0"	187	SR
Dick Cox D. Cox	RB	6'0"	185	SR
Bill Cutter B. Cutter	TE	6'2"	186	SO
Gerald Gustafson G. Gustafson	OL	6'0"	190	SO
Gene Hart G. Hart	QB	5'9"	160	SO
Dave Heckmiller D. Heckmiller	RB	6'1"	185	SO
Daryl Hobbs D. Hobbs	QB	6'1"	176	SO
Wayne Horras W. Horras	OL	6'1"	183	JR
Don Houser D. Houser	RB	6'0"	166	SR
Jim Johnson J. Johnson	OL	6'1"	190	JR
Russ Johnston R. Johnston	OL	5'11"	181	SO
Joe Kastelic J. Kastelic	FB	6'0"	190	SO
Gary Knox G. Knox	OL	6'0"	205	SO
Gean Kowalski G. Kowalski	OL	6'0"	187	SR
Jack Kruger J. Kruger	OL	5'10"	220	SO
Jack Lessin J. Lessin	OL	6'2"	215	SR
Jack Lindstrom J. Lindstrom	TE	5'11"	180	JR
Donn Lorenzen D. Lorenzen	FB	6'2"	190	SO
Joe Lundsgaard J. Lundsgaard	OL	5'11"	178	SO
Gary Lutz G. Lutz	RB	5'9"	165	SO
Jerry Marshall J. Marshall	TE	6'2"	192	SO
Elmer May E. May	OL	6'0"	185	JR
Jim McCann J. McCann	OL	5'10"	197	SO
Bob Meling B. Meling	OL	5'11"	178	SO
Bill Molis B. Molis	RB	5'11"	168	SO
Erhard Moosman E. Moosman	OL	6'2"	193	SR
Bervin Nelson B. Nelson	OL	6'4"	220	SO
Max Persels M. Persels	RB	5'9"	155	SO
Hank Philmon H. Philmon	RB	5'8"	168	SO
Bill Plantan B. Plantan	QB	6'0"	182	SR
Harold Potts H. Potts	TE	6'0"	178	SO
Jim Rawley J. Rawley	OL	6'1"	187	SR
Dan Rice D. Rice	RB	6'0"	175	SR
Bob Rohwedder B. Rohwedder	TE	6'2"	195	SR
Marty Sixt M. Sixt	OL	6'1"	205	SO
Jim Smith J. Smith	OL	5'10"	185	JR
Dick Stuber D. Stuber	QB	6'0"	170	SO
Mike Swale M. Swale	TE	6'2"	194	JR
Weldon Thalacker W. Thalacker	OL	6'0"	180	JR
Ron Thompson R. Thompson	OL	6'2"	208	SR
Kim Tidd K. Tidd	TE	6'1"	180	JR
Don Ulm D. Ulm	OL	6'1"	210	SO
Dick Wager D. Wager	FB	5'11"	176	SO
Bob Wellendorf B. Wellendorf	OL	6'0"	185	SO
Bill Wilson B. Wilson	OL	6'1"	192	SR
Mell Wostoupal M. Wostoupal	TE	6'2"	190	SO
Phil Zink P. Zink	OL	5'11"	183	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,848

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.0

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
11	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
12	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200