Kansas State Wildcats

1971 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
76	Del Acker D. Acker	OL	6'4"	246	JR
12	Lou Agoston L. Agoston	QB	6'0"	197	SO
61	Don Alexander D. Alexander	OL	6'0"	225	SR
77	Larry Anding L. Anding	OL	6'3"	240	SR
42	Mark Bartell M. Bartell	RB	6'2"	200	SO
80	Brent Behrens B. Behrens	DL	6'3"	212	SO
55	Keith Best K. Best	LB	6'3"	221	SR
51	Steve Beyrle S. Beyrle	OL	6'4"	238	SR
71	Bob Brandt B. Brandt		6'2"	234	SO
38	Joe Brandt J. Brandt	TE	6'3"	217	JR
82	Bill Brittain B. Brittain	TE	6'5"	241	SO
63	Tom Brosius T. Brosius	OL	6'3"	265	JR
67	Leo Brouhard L. Brouhard		6'1"	227	SR
33	David Brown D. Brown		6'3"	201	SO
20	Terry Brown T. Brown	RB	6'2"	206	SO
27	Keith Brumley K. Brumley	RB	6'2"	201	SO
43	Bill Butler B. Butler	RB	6'0"	220	SR
26	Dan Cafferty D. Cafferty	DB	6'2"	191	JR
32	Don Calhoun D. Calhoun	RB	5'11"	201	SO
15	Gordon Chambliss G. Chambliss	DB	6'1"	190	SO
44	Chris Chapin C. Chapin	RB	5'10"	200	JR
83	Henry Childs H. Childs	TE	6'2"	211	SO
75	Charles Clarington C. Clarington	DL	6'2"	243	JR
64	Joe Colquitt J. Colquitt	LB	6'2"	228	SR
19	Ron Coppenbarger R. Coppenbarger	DB	6'0"	200	JR
31	Gary Cox G. Cox		6'0"	201	SO
49	Jim Crawford J. Crawford	RB	5'11"	190	SO
46	Mike Creed M. Creed	RB	6'1"	200	SR
78	Dave Creswell D. Creswell	OL	6'5"	275	SR
	Frank Davis F. Davis	FB	5'9"	210	SO
87	Norm Dubois N. Dubois	DL	6'1"	224	SR
70	Steve Eaton S. Eaton		6'0"	233	JR
68	Tony Eller T. Eller	OL	6'1"	234	JR
84	Clayton Ferguson C. Ferguson	DL	6'0"	243	SO
60	Gary Freeman G. Freeman	OL	6'3"	249	SO
89	Mike Gabel M. Gabel	DL	6'2"	213	SO
11	Drake Gardner D. Gardner	QB	6'3"	206	SO
72	Gary Glatz G. Glatz		6'2"	248	JR
47	John Goerger J. Goerger	WR	6'0"	181	JR
65	Richard Heath R. Heath	OL	6'3"	230	SR
54	David Hernandez D. Hernandez		6'2"	235	SO
66	Rodger Hilton R. Hilton	OL	6'3"	231	SO
23	Bill Holman B. Holman	FB	5'11"	199	SO
88	John Holmbeck J. Holmbeck	DL	5'11"	205	SR
69	Larry Hopkins L. Hopkins	OL	6'2"	258	SO
25	Isaac Jackson I. Jackson	RB	5'11"	182	SO
	Steve Jadlot S. Jadlot	DL	6'1"	216	SO
45	Larry Johnican L. Johnican	RB	5'11"	175	SO
50	Greg Jones G. Jones	LB	6'0"	212	SO
57	Kevin Jones K. Jones	LB	6'3"	231	SO
	Kris Karl K. Karl	K	5'10"	185	SO
40	Ron keller R. keller	DL	6'2"	212	SO
	Bob Kimball B. Kimball		6'0"	191	SO
28	Ron Kimball R. Kimball	RB	5'10"	183	JR
52	Steve Koch S. Koch	OL	6'2"	237	JR
34	Gust Kumis G. Kumis	FB	5'10"	185	SO
56	Don Lareau D. Lareau	LB	5'11"	212	SO
62	Mo Latimore M. Latimore	OL	6'0"	244	SR
41	John McCarthy J. McCarthy	WR	6'3"	205	SO
30	Tim McLane T. McLane	FB	6'1"	225	SR
35	Gary Melcher G. Melcher		5'11"	206	JR
	Fred Merrill F. Merrill	RB	6'2"	185	SO
53	Dave Miller D. Miller	LB	6'0"	210	JR
10	Dennis Morrison D. Morrison	QB	6'3"	202	JR
	John O' Leary J. O' Leary		6'3"	230	SO
86	John O'Neill J. O'Neill	DL	6'2"	215	JR
85	Bert Oettmeier B. Oettmeier	TE	6'6"	220	SO
79	Ernie Olson E. Olson	OL	6'4"	262	SO
37	Don Parham D. Parham	WR	6'2"	193	SO
14	Chris Peterson C. Peterson	QB	6'3"	211	SO
	Dick Powierza D. Powierza	OL	6'1"	203	SR
18	Johnny Robertson J. Robertson	RB	6'4"	205	SR
16	Larry Roth L. Roth	QB	6'4"	200	SO
59	Fred Rothwell F. Rothwell	OL	6'3"	225	SO
81	Bob Scott B. Scott	DL	6'1"	225	SO
	David Spare D. Spare	P	6'1"	180	SO
22	Ted Stealey T. Stealey	RB	5'9"	178	SO
	Paul Steininger P. Steininger		6'3"	225	SO
39	Leroy Thomas L. Thomas	FB	5'11"	204	JR
	Allen Vay A. Vay	OL	5'11"	230	SR
24	Kevin Vohoska K. Vohoska	RB	6'1"	191	SO
73	Dennis Weinhold D. Weinhold		6'7"	260	JR
74	John Wells J. Wells	OL	6'3"	232	SO
58	Jeff Wyatt J. Wyatt	DL	6'2"	240	SO
48	Sonny Yarnell S. Yarnell	WR	6'1"	192	SR

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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