#3 Michigan State Spartans

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
62	Charles M. Alden C. M. Alden	OL	5'10"	190	SO
56	J.H. Badaczewski	OL	6'1"	195	SO
95	Alex Bleahu A. Bleahu	OL	6'3"	210	JR
39	LeRoy Bolden L. Bolden	LB	5'8"	163	JR
64	Robert G. Breniff R. G. Breniff	OL	5'11"	204	SR
81	Noel C. Bufe N. C. Bufe	TE	6'4"	197	SO
28	Travis Buggs T. Buggs	RB	5'10"	180	SO
67	Henry Bullough H. Bullough	OL	6'0"	202	JR
84	Richard Davidson R. Davidson	TE	6'0"	180	SO
88	Carl Diener C. Diener	TE	6'3"	230	SO
80	Don Dohoney D. Dohoney	TE	6'1"	193	SR
63	Roland D. Dotsch R. D. Dotsch	OL	5'11"	190	JR
32	Ellis Duckett E. Duckett	TE	5'10"	176	JR
85	Ray Eggleston R. Eggleston	TE	6'2"	180	SO
11	James Ellis J. Ellis	LB	5'11"	175	SR
82	Chas. Fairbanks C. Fairbanks	TE	6'3"	190	JR
53	Dale Foltz D. Foltz	OL	6'2"	190	JR
79	Steve Foreman S. Foreman	OL	6'2"	215	SO
70	Larry D. Fowler L. D. Fowler	OL	6'1"	200	SR
22	Albert Fracassa A. Fracassa	QB	5'8"	165	JR
72	Charles Frank C. Frank	OL	6'2"	208	SR
74	Dave Goodell D. Goodell	OL	6'0"	205	SO
75	Leo Haidys L. Haidys	OL	6'2"	205	SO
55	Ferris Hallmark F. Hallmark	OL	6'0"	185	SR
90	Jim Hinesly J. Hinesly	TE	6'1"	198	SO
60	Dale Hollern D. Hollern	OL	5'11"	185	SO
73	James Jebb J. Jebb	OL	5'10"	187	SR
89	Don Kauth D. Kauth	TE	6'1"	185	JR
58	Ted Kepple T. Kepple	OL	5'11"	195	JR
93	Dale Knight D. Knight	TE	6'1"	190	SR
59	Wayne Langevin W. Langevin	OL	5'11"	190	SO
61	Alvin R. Lee A. R. Lee	OL	6'0"	190	SO
42	Eugene Lekenta E. Lekenta	FB	5'9"	185	JR
87	John R. Lewis Jr. J. R. Lewis Jr.	TE	6'4"	207	SO
20	Gary Lowe G. Lowe	RB	6'0"	195	SO
52	William T. Lucy W. T. Lucy	OL	5'11"	185	SO
24	Jerry Luzader J. Luzader	QB	6'1"	180	JR
49	Fred Magett F. Magett	LB	5'8"	170	SO
25	Doug Maison D. Maison	QB	6'2"	180	SO
57	Norman Masters N. Masters	OL	6'2"	225	SO
43	John Matsock J. Matsock	LB	5'11"	170	JR
21	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	QB	6'2"	180	SO
71	Morley Murphy M. Murphy	OL	6'3"	210	JR
47	Gerald Musetti G. Musetti	FB	5'10"	185	SO
51	James E. Neal J. E. Neal	OL	6'3"	210	SR
68	Carl Nystrom C. Nystrom	OL	5'10"	184	SO
50	John J. Paior J. J. Paior	OL	6'1"	185	JR
45	Gerald Planutis G. Planutis	FB	5'11"	175	SO
34	Victor Postula V. Postula	FB	6'0"	185	JR
86	William Postula W. Postula	TE	6'2"	190	SR
83	William Quinlan W. Quinlan	TE	6'2"	200	SO
46	Bernard Raterink B. Raterink	LB	6'1"	180	JR
77	Embry Robinson E. Robinson	OL	6'0"	190	SO
66	Fred Rody F. Rody	OL	6'0"	195	SR
69	William Ross W. Ross	OL	5'10"	185	JR
65	Don Schiesswohl D. Schiesswohl	OL	5'8"	210	SR
76	Randy Schrecengost R. Schrecengost	OL	6'0"	190	JR
33	Evan Slonac E. Slonac	FB	5'8"	170	SR
23	William Smiley W. Smiley	QB	6'1"	188	SO
94	Warren Spragg W. Spragg	OL	6'3"	220	JR
54	Tom Taylor T. Taylor	OL	6'1"	190	SO
91	Bruce Tweddale B. Tweddale	TE	6'2"	192	SO
92	Jerry Volek J. Volek	TE	6'3"	205	SO
14	William Wells W. Wells	RB	5'9"	175	SR
41	Tom Yewcic T. Yewcic	QB	5'11"	180	SR
19	Bert Zagers B. Zagers	RB	5'11"	180	JR
36	Ed Zalar E. Zalar	FB	6'0"	190	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,241

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,317

Smith

1,209

Legree

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

19

Sheppard

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Smith

14

Legree

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.1

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.6

14.0

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

518.1

517.0

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

331.0

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	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	2	.778
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
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	6	.400

	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	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
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	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	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	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	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	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333