Michigan State Spartans

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
44	Arturo M. Acosta A. M. Acosta	RB	5'9"	182	SO
26	Herb Adderley H. Adderley	RB	6'0"	184	JR
	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	WR
84	Frederick V. Arbanas F. V. Arbanas	TE	6'2"	211	JR
32	Park Baker P. Baker	FB	5'8"	164	SR
14	Gary Ballman G. Ballman	RB	6'1"	197	SO
43	Robert Bercich R. Bercich	RB	6'0"	183	SR
18	Bennett J. Bethel B. J. Bethel	RB	6'1"	190	SO
	Larry Bielat L. Bielat	QB
21	Lawrence J. Bielat L. J. Bielat	QB	6'1"	184	SR
77	Michael H. Biondo M. H. Biondo	OL	5'11"	205	SO
57	William Boykin W. Boykin	OL	6'4"	220	SR
55	Frederick J. Boylen F. J. Boylen	OL	5'8"	219	JR
88	Arthur Brandstatter A. Brandstatter	TE	6'1"	210	SO
56	James F. Bridges J. F. Bridges	OL	5'11"	190	SO
33	Carl Charon C. Charon	FB	5'11"	182	SO
50	James W. Chastain J. W. Chastain	OL	6'1"	214	SR
27	M. James Chesney	QB	5'10"	174	JR
82	James G. Corgiat J. G. Corgiat	TE	6'0"	190	SO
	Jim Corgiat J. Corgiat	WR
79	Larry L. Cundiff L. L. Cundiff	OL	6'2"	238	SR
49	Jack A. Davidson J. A. Davidson	OL	5'11"	207	SR
52	Daniel E. Eakin D. E. Eakin	OL	5'11"	203	SO
39	Wayne Fontes W. Fontes	QB	5'10"	176	SO
25	Ike Grimsley I. Grimsley	QB	5'10"	178	JR
68	Oscar C. Hahn O. C. Hahn	OL	5'9"	202	JR
93	Jason Harness J. Harness	TE	6'1"	186	JR
60	J. Michael Hart	OL	5'10"	188	SO
	Ron Hatcher R. Hatcher	RB
46	Ronald A. Hatcher R. A. Hatcher	FB	6'1"	210	SO
51	Allan P. Hill A. P. Hill	OL	5'10"	228	JR
23	Paul A. Hrisko P. A. Hrisko	QB	6'0"	170	SO
34	Larry Hudas L. Hudas	RB	6'4"	200	SO
64	S. Leo Hughes	OL	5'9"	205	SO
58	George E. Hugus G. E. Hugus	OL	6'0"	200	SO
95	Eddie James E. James	OL	6'0"	226	SO
62	Peter J. Kakela P. J. Kakela	OL	6'3"	210	SO
85	Rohland Kerkhoff R. Kerkhoff	TE	6'0"	200	SO
61	Kenneth R. King K. R. King	OL	5'9"	184	SO
66	Donald J. Kopach D. J. Kopach	OL	5'11"	200	SO
89	Anthony L. Kumiega A. L. Kumiega	TE	6'0"	194	SO
29	Donald V. Kurez D. V. Kurez	QB	6'0"	200	SO
65	Jacob M. Lewandowski J. M. Lewandowski	OL	6'1"	195	SO
24	Dean Look D. Look	QB	5'10"	175	SR
20	Leroy M. Loudermilk L. M. Loudermilk	QB	5'11"	190	SO
67	John T. Luplow J. T. Luplow	OL	6'1"	205	SO
12	Fred G. MacEachron F. G. MacEachron	RB	6'0"	170	SO
74	Randall J. Mack R. J. Mack	OL	5'10"	185	SO
71	David F. Manders D. F. Manders	OL	6'2"	209	SO
31	Blanche Martin B. Martin	FB	6'0"	195	SR
36	Jon Marx J. Marx	RB	5'11"	194	JR
76	Edwin McLucas E. McLucas	OL	5'11"	211	JR
42	Mitchell L. Newman M. L. Newman	FB	5'9"	168	SO
90	David C. Northcross D. C. Northcross	TE	5'11"	175	SR
73	Gerald W. Ohngren G. W. Ohngren	OL	6'1"	215	SO
87	Richard C. Oxedine R. C. Oxedine	TE	6'2"	190	SO
48	Roy E. Parrott R. E. Parrott	OL	6'0"	215	SO
92	Edward L. Perpich E. L. Perpich	OL	6'1"	211	SO
69	W. Palmer Pyle	OL	6'2"	240	SR
47	Robert J. Ricucci R. J. Ricucci	RB	5'11"	180	SR
72	Paul G. Rochester P. G. Rochester	OL	6'1"	217	SR
	Ed Ryan E. Ryan	RB
38	Edward J. Ryan E. J. Ryan	RB	5'11"	200	SO
86	Donald S. Schultz D. S. Schultz	TE	6'0"	189	JR
37	John Sharp J. Sharp	RB	5'9"	179	SO
	Don Stewart D. Stewart	RB
16	Donald W. Stewart D. W. Stewart	RB	6'1"	185	SO
	Bob Suci B. Suci	RB
22	Robert L. Suci R. L. Suci	RB	5'11"	180	SO
63	Robert F. Szwast R. F. Szwast	OL	5'11"	213	SO
75	William S. Timm W. S. Timm	OL	6'2"	220	SO
80	John J. Trueman J. J. Trueman	TE	6'2"	193	JR
94	Thomas F. Vershinski T. F. Vershinski	TE	6'3"	193	SR
59	G. Mickey Walker	OL	5'11"	191	JR
53	John J. Wilks J. J. Wilks	OL	6'0"	228	SR
28	Thomas R. Wilson T. R. Wilson	QB	6'0"	176	JR
	Tom Wilson T. Wilson	QB
70	Thomas S. Winiecki T. S. Winiecki	OL	5'11"	225	SO
54	Donald M. Wright D. M. Wright	OL	5'10"	218	SR
81	Barry L. Zindel B. L. Zindel	TE	6'0"	171	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

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