Michigan State Spartans

1954 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
62	Charles M. Alden C. M. Alden	OL	5'10"	190	JR
56	J.H . Badaczewski	OL	6'1"	198	JR
54	Donald Berger D. Berger	OL	6'2"	208	SO
80	Lacey Bernard L. Bernard	TE	6'2"	200	SO
33	James Bigelow J. Bigelow	FB	5'9"	165	SO
84	James Blauvelt J. Blauvelt	TE	5'11"	180	SO
39	LeRoy Bolden L. Bolden	RB	5'7"	163	SR
81	Noel C. Bufe N. C. Bufe	TE	6'4"	200	JR
28	Travis Buggs T. Buggs	RB	5'10"	180	JR
67	Henry Bullough H. Bullough	OL	6'0"	202	SR
65	Joe Carruthers J. Carruthers	OL	6'1"	190	SO
85	Ross Case R. Case	TE	6'1"	190	SO
91	Donald Cesarz D. Cesarz	OL	5'9"	180	SO
12	Louis Costanzo L. Costanzo	RB	5'10"	185	SO
88	Carl Diener C. Diener	TE	6'3"	220	JR
63	Roland Dotsch R. Dotsch	OL	5'11"	190	SR
32	Ellis Duckett E. Duckett	TE	5'10"	180	SR
14	Ray Eggleston R. Eggleston	RB	6'2"	180	JR
82	Charles Fairbanks C. Fairbanks	TE	6'3"	190	SR
53	Dale Foltz D. Foltz	OL	6'2"	190	SR
72	Steve Foreman S. Foreman	OL	6'2"	210	JR
22	Albert Fracassa A. Fracassa	QB	5'9"	165	SR
40	Rudy Gaddini R. Gaddini	RB	5'9"	185	SO
30	Don Gilbert D. Gilbert	FB	5'11"	185	SO
74	Dave Goodell D. Goodell	OL	6'0"	210	JR
11	Howard Graves H. Graves	RB	5'11"	175	SO
75	Leo Haidys L. Haidys	OL	6'2"	205	JR
55	Ferris Hallmark F. Hallmark	OL	6'0"	187	SR
90	Jim Hinesly J. Hinesly	TE	6'1"	198	JR
60	Dale Hollern D. Hollern	OL	5'11"	185	JR
86	Robert Jewett R. Jewett	TE	6'2"	185	SO
89	Donald Kauth D. Kauth	TE	6'1"	185	SR
58	Ted Kepple T. Kepple	OL	5'11"	195	JR
59	Wayne Langevin W. Langevin	OL	5'11"	190	JR
70	Ron Latronica R. Latronica	OL	5'9"	200	SO
61	Alvin Lee A. Lee	OL	6'1"	190	JR
87	John R. Lewis Jr. J. R. Lewis Jr.	TE	6'4"	210	JR
20	Gary Lowe G. Lowe	RB	6'0"	185	JR
52	William Lucy W. Lucy	OL	5'11"	190	JR
57	Norman Masters N. Masters	OL	6'2"	210	JR
49	John Matsko J. Matsko	OL	5'10"	180	SO
43	John Matsock J. Matsock	QB	5'11"	168	SR
96	Julius McCoy J. McCoy	TE	6'2"	190	JR
83	Dennis Mendyk D. Mendyk	TE	6'0"	188	SO
21	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	QB	6'1"	180	JR
71	Morley Murphy M. Murphy	OL	6'3"	210	SR
47	Gerald Musetti G. Musetti	RB	5'10"	183	JR
64	Frank Nauyokas F. Nauyokas	OL	5'9"	178	SO
68	Carl Nystrom C. Nystrom	OL	5'10"	184	JR
50	John Paior J. Paior	OL	6'1"	185	SR
26	Clarence Peaks C. Peaks	QB	6'1"	188	SO
93	Hal Pendley H. Pendley	OL	5'11"	185	SO
94	George Pepoy G. Pepoy	OL	5'11"	185	SO
45	Gerald Planutis G. Planutis	FB	5'11"	176	JR
34	Vic Postula V. Postula	FB	6'11"	185	SR
77	Embry Robinson E. Robinson	OL	6'0"	190	JR
66	Fred Rody F. Rody	OL	6'0"	195	SR
69	William Ross W. Ross	OL	5'10"	190	SR
95	Les Rutledge L. Rutledge	OL	6'1"	183	SO
73	Peter Sagan P. Sagan	OL	6'0"	190	SO
76	Randy Schrecengost R. Schrecengost	OL	6'0"	190	SR
23	William Smiley W. Smiley	QB	6'1"	188	JR
48	Richard Spitler R. Spitler	RB	5'9"	165	SO
79	Dave Trippett D. Trippett	OL	6'3"	205	SO
92	Jerry Volek J. Volek	TE	6'3"	205	JR
17	Loren Wall L. Wall	RB	5'10"	163	SO
24	Pat Wilson P. Wilson	QB	6'1"	180	SO
19	Bert Zagers B. Zagers	RB	5'11"	180	SR
51	Ed Zalar E. Zalar	OL	6'0"	190	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