Nebraska Cornhuskers

1955 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
61	Joe Bayer J. Bayer	OL	5'11"	185	JR
54	Robert Berguin R. Berguin	OL	6'0"	190	JR
81	Jack Braley J. Braley	TE	6'2"	180	SR
35	Jerry Brown J. Brown	FB	5'10"	190	SO
80	LeRoy Butherus L. Butherus	TE	6'0"	175	JR
37	George Cifra G. Cifra	FB	6'0"	200	JR
36	William Coffey W. Coffey	FB	5'9"	190	SO
42	Don Comstock D. Comstock	RB	6'0"	185	JR
75	Richard Cook R. Cook	OL	6'4"	210	SO
89	Robert Cupper R. Cupper	TE	6'3"	200	SO
16	John Edwards J. Edwards	FB	6'2"	185	SR
87	William Edwards W. Edwards	TE	5'11"	185	SO
24	Gordon Englert G. Englert	QB	6'0"	180	JR
25	Don Erway D. Erway	QB	6'1"	180	JR
26	Rex Fischer R. Fischer	QB	5'8"	160	SR
71	Jack Fleming J. Fleming	OL	6'2"	210	JR
69	Leo George L. George	OL	5'11"	180	SO
47	William Greenlaw W. Greenlaw	RB	5'11"	185	JR
38	Gene Haman G. Haman	FB	6'0"	190	SO
43	Sylvester Harris S. Harris	RB	6'2"	180	SR
27	George Harshman G. Harshman	QB	6'0"	180	SO
72	William Hawkins W. Hawkins	OL	6'2"	210	SO
84	Don Hewitt D. Hewitt	TE	6'2"	180	SR
83	Stuart Howerter S. Howerter	TE	6'0"	180	SO
44	Harry Johnson H. Johnson	RB	5'10"	170	JR
63	Larry Jones L. Jones	OL	6'2"	200	JR
64	Lester Kampe L. Kampe	OL	6'0"	200	SO
82	Dick Kleiber D. Kleiber	TE	6'3"	185	SO
73	Arthur Klein A. Klein	OL	6'0"	205	SO
66	Gale Lair G. Lair	OL	5'11"	190	JR
86	Dean Lux D. Lux	TE	6'4"	175	SR
77	Bob Lyall B. Lyall	OL	6'2"	200	SO
30	Lyle Martin L. Martin	RB	5'10"	160	SO
85	Jon McWilliams J. McWilliams	TE	6'0"	175	SR
78	Richard Moore R. Moore	OL	6'2"	195	SR
67	James Murphy J. Murphy	OL	5'11"	185	JR
45	Frank Nappi F. Nappi	RB	5'10"	170	SO
70	Richard Neal R. Neal	OL	6'3"	200	JR
19	Farley Pickering F. Pickering	RB	6'1"	165	SO
55	Doran Post D. Post	OL	6'0"	180	JR
56	Dick Prusia D. Prusia	OL	6'0"	185	SO
65	Jack Pugsley J. Pugsley	OL	6'0"	180	SO
79	Donald Rhoda D. Rhoda	OL	6'2"	210	SO
68	Joe Sadowski J. Sadowski	OL	6'0"	200	SO
46	Gene Sandage G. Sandage	RB	5'10"	165	SO
32	Leo Scherer L. Scherer	RB	5'10"	165	SR
51	Merle Stewart M. Stewart	OL	6'0"	190	SO
62	William Taylor W. Taylor	OL	5'10"	185	SR
50	LaVerne Torczon L. Torczon	OL	6'2"	205	JR
74	Jerry Wheeler J. Wheeler	OL	6'0"	210	SO

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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

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

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	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
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