Minnesota Golden Gophers

1951 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
64	Bob Almer B. Almer	OL	6'0"	190	FR
61	Richard Anderson R. Anderson	OL	6'0"	185	JR
87	Clint Andrus C. Andrus	OL	6'2"	215	FR
37	Don Bailey D. Bailey	OL	6'0"	190	SR
36	John Baumgartner J. Baumgartner	FB	6'1"	204	FR
75	Al Blom A. Blom	OL	6'2"	217	SR
67	Jim Boo J. Boo	OL	6'1"	205	JR
15	Joe Burgoyne J. Burgoyne	QB	5'8"	185	SO
22	Geno Cappelletti G. Cappelletti	RB	5'11"	175	FR
78	John Carlson J. Carlson	OL	6'3"	220	SR
47	Dick Dargis D. Dargis	RB	5'11"	185	JR
25	Gregory Dick G. Dick	RB	5'10"	175	SR
24	May Dick M. Dick	RB	5'11"	190	SR
76	Dave Drill D. Drill	OL	6'3"	215	FR
85	Chet Durda C. Durda	DL	6'0"	201	SR
68	Burnham Elton B. Elton	OL	5'10"	200	FR
30	Ron Engel R. Engel	FB	6'0"	200	SR
40	Marty Engh M. Engh	RB	6'1"	185	SO
74	Richard Erdall R. Erdall	OL	6'4"	240	SO
83	Ed Flaherty E. Flaherty	DL	6'0"	180	SO
81	Bill Foss B. Foss	DL	6'2"	205	JR
84	Roger French R. French	DL	6'3"	200	JR
10	Paul Giel P. Giel	QB	5'11"	185	SO
71	Ron Hansen R. Hansen	OL	5'11"	215	SO
63	Doug Heidenreich D. Heidenreich	OL	5'10"	190	JR
42	Ed Heinz E. Heinz	RB	5'9"	180	SO
57	Jerry Helgenson J. Helgenson	OL	6'3"	200	FR
80	Lloyd Hendrickson L. Hendrickson	DL	6'1"	198	SR
33	Melvin Holme M. Holme	FB	5'11"	200	SO
91	Gordon Holz G. Holz	OL	6'3"	215	FR
20	George Hudak G. Hudak	RB	5'10"	185	SR
65	Dick Hugunin D. Hugunin	OL	6'0"	200	SO
32	Dick Kauffman D. Kauffman	OL	5'11"	188	SO
66	Young ko Y. ko	OL	5'11"	185	SO
79	Darell Kuehnel D. Kuehnel	OL	6'4"	205	FR
62	Bob Lindberg B. Lindberg	OL	5'8"	208	FR
60	Gordon Lindgren G. Lindgren	OL	5'11"	195	SO
82	Del May D. May	DL	6'2"	195	SO
86	Phil McElroy P. McElroy	DL	6'3"	185	FR
90	Bob McNamara B. McNamara	DL	6'0"	190	FR
48	Buzz Meighen B. Meighen	RB	6'2"	175	FR
69	Jack Mertes J. Mertes	OL	6'2"	203	JR
70	Dick Mundinger D. Mundinger	OL	6'6"	235	SR
55	Scott Prescott S. Prescott	OL	6'0"	210	JR
43	Dale Quist D. Quist	RB	5'10"	165	FR
77	Ron Raveling R. Raveling	OL	6'3"	240	SR
72	Jim Reed J. Reed	OL	6'1"	220	JR
54	Wayne Robinson W. Robinson	OL	6'1"	212	SR
14	Bob Rutfod B. Rutfod	DL	6'0"	180	SO
73	Bill Ryan B. Ryan	OL	6'4"	235	SR
12	Max Schmitt M. Schmitt	QB	6'0"	170	FR
89	Ronald Smith R. Smith	DL	6'2"	190	FR
88	Jim Soltau J. Soltau	DL	6'2"	185	FR
46	Mike Sullivan M. Sullivan	RB	5'11"	180	FR
17	Don Swanson D. Swanson	QB	6'0"	168	FR
41	Charles Swanum C. Swanum	RB	5'10"	165	FR
26	Fred Techel F. Techel	RB	6'1"	190	FR
44	Bob Thompson B. Thompson	RB	6'0"	170	SR
35	Ron Wallin R. Wallin	FB	6'1"	205	SO
45	Dick Wheaton D. Wheaton	RB	6'0"	180	SR
56	Willis Wood W. Wood	OL	6'1"	198	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286