Minnesota Golden Gophers

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
55	Jerry Annis J. Annis	OL	6'1"	201	JR
21	Neil Bengtson N. Bengtson	RB	6'0"	185	SO
26	Arlie Bomstad A. Bomstad	RB	6'1"	185	SR
76	Francis Brixius F. Brixius	OL	6'4"	255	JR
69	Thomas E. Brown T. E. Brown	OL	6'0"	225	JR
	Bob Deegan B. Deegan	WR
89	Robert Deegan R. Deegan	TE	6'2"	208	SO
25	Judge Dickson J. Dickson	RB	6'2"	205	SO
46	Dick Enga D. Enga	RB	6'0"	180	SO
75	Daryl Foster D. Foster	OL	6'8"	210	SO
78	Jerry Friend J. Friend	OL	6'5"	214	SR
62	Robert Frisbee R. Frisbee	OL	6'3"	217	SO
65	Paul Gorgos P. Gorgos	OL	5'10"	200	JR
36	Roger Hagberg R. Hagberg	FB	6'2"	198	JR
86	Tom Hall T. Hall	TE	6'2"	200	SO
38	James Heid J. Heid	OL	5'10"	185	JR
63	William Herzog W. Herzog	OL	6'1"	220	SO
	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	QB
85	Richard Johnson R. Johnson	TE	6'4"	208	JR
14	Robert Johnson R. Johnson	QB	6'0"	196	JR
	Bill Kauth B. Kauth	RB
24	William Kauth W. Kauth	RB	5'10"	180	JR
83	John Kelly J. Kelly	TE	6'2"	198	SO
53	Steve Kereakos S. Kereakos	OL	5'11"	280	SO
44	Tom King T. King	RB	6'0"	185	SO
50	Gregory Larson G. Larson	OL	6'2"	215	JR
87	Richard C. Larson R. C. Larson	TE	6'1"	196	JR
72	Tom Loechler T. Loechler	OL	6'3"	225	SO
51	Gerald Macken G. Macken	OL	6'0"	220	SO
18	Terrance McLean T. McLean	QB	5'11"	186	SO
67	Robert McNeil R. McNeil	OL	5'10"	200	SO
88	George Meissner G. Meissner	TE	6'2"	180	JR
77	Richard Miller R. Miller	OL	6'4"	215	JR
80	Thomas Moe T. Moe	TE	6'2"	205	SR
40	Dave Mulholland D. Mulholland	RB	6'0"	185	SO
68	John Mulvena J. Mulvena	OL	6'1"	202	SO
60	Dean Odegard D. Odegard	OL	5'10"	202	JR
51	James Olsonoski J. Olsonoski	OL	6'1"	207	SO
70	Arnold Osmundson A. Osmundson	OL	6'2"	220	JR
81	Jack Park J. Park	TE	6'8"	200	SO
71	Maurice Paulsen M. Paulsen	OL	6'2"	208	SO
58	Jim Perault J. Perault	OL	6'1"	200	SO
66	Daniel Powers D. Powers	OL	5'10"	185	SO
35	Tom Robbins T. Robbins	FB	6'2"	198	JR
31	Jim Rogers J. Rogers	FB	5'11"	188	JR
82	Theodore Rude T. Rude	TE	6'2"	205	SO
11	Joe Salem J. Salem	QB	5'11"	185	JR
	Gerald Shetler G. Shetler	OL
56	Jerome Shetler J. Shetler	OL	5'11"	220	SR
41	Lyle Skandel L. Skandel	RB	5'10"	175	JR
79	Michael Skorich M. Skorich	OL	6'6"	205	SO
33	Bernard Smith B. Smith	FB	6'0"	185	SO
15	Sandy Stephens S. Stephens	QB	6'0"	203	SO
61	Robin Tellor R. Tellor	OL	6'0"	210	SO
64	Thomas Wagner T. Wagner	OL	6'0"	200	SO
84	James Jess Wheeler J. Jess Wheeler	TE	6'2"	201	SO
42	Richard Whinnery R. Whinnery	RB	5'9"	185	SO
74	Rollie Williams R. Williams	OL	6'4"	215	JR
30	Kenneth Wold K. Wold	FB	6'1"	190	SO
73	Michael Wright M. Wright	OL	6'3"	285	SR

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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