Northwestern Wildcats

1955 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
53	Carl Bittner C. Bittner	OL	6'0"	195	SO
51	Jerry Carley J. Carley	TE	6'1"	180	JR
94	Donald Centofante D. Centofante	QB	5'10"	177	SO
11	Norman Comer N. Comer	RB	6'0"	180	SO
96	James Demos J. Demos	OL	5'10"	200	SO
73	Stan Dwyer S. Dwyer	OL	6'2"	221	JR
66	John Eldridge J. Eldridge	OL	5'11"	215	SO
27	Jack Ellis J. Ellis	QB	5'10"	168	JR
17	Neil Erickson N. Erickson	QB	5'11"	162	SO
78	Richard Erickson R. Erickson	OL	6'3"	223	SO
52	Girard Evashavik G. Evashavik	OL	6'2"	203	SO
32	Richard Finger R. Finger	OL	5'10"	200	SO
74	Richard Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	OL	6'0"	215	JR
39	John Foster J. Foster	FB	6'0"	200	JR
86	Ben Froelich B. Froelich	TE	6'2"	185	SO
33	Wayne Glassman W. Glassman	FB	5'10"	189	SR
90	Theodore Hysell T. Hysell	TE	6'4"	190	SO
95	Charles Jerasa C. Jerasa	OL	6'1"	201	SO
22	Frank Jeske F. Jeske	RB	5'11"	181	SR
54	John Keating J. Keating	OL	6'2"	198	SO
70	Robert Kelly R. Kelly	OL	6'3"	219	SO
47	Robert King R. King	RB	6'1"	178	SR
63	Gary Kluever G. Kluever	OL	6'0"	218	SO
64	Kurt Krueger K. Krueger	OL	6'2"	205	SR
55	Charles Laws C. Laws	OL	6'2"	204	SO
49	Oliver Lindborg O. Lindborg	RB	6'0"	185	SO
67	John Lohbauer J. Lohbauer	OL	5'11"	197	JR
40	George Mayers G. Mayers	RB	6'1"	186	SR
87	Donald Michalek D. Michalek	TE	6'4"	215	SO
81	Robert Morman R. Morman	TE	6'1"	190	SR
30	Ben Napolski B. Napolski	FB	6'2"	217	SO
80	Fred Nosal F. Nosal	TE	6'1"	196	SR
61	Norbert Pasko N. Pasko	OL	6'0"	216	SO
89	Clifford Peart C. Peart	TE	6'1"	212	SO
21	Dale Pienta D. Pienta	QB	6'0"	195	JR
37	Edward Quinn E. Quinn	FB	6'0"	195	JR
69	Donald Rabas D. Rabas	OL	6'1"	197	JR
25	John Rearden J. Rearden	QB	6'0"	175	SR
57	Ted Ringer T. Ringer	OL	6'1"	200	JR
71	Sanford Sacks S. Sacks	OL	6'3"	236	SR
72	John Smith J. Smith	OL	6'4"	249	SR
19	Bradley Splinter B. Splinter	RB	5'9"	166	SO
84	Jack Stillwell J. Stillwell	TE	6'3"	195	JR
38	James Thompson J. Thompson	RB	5'11"	195	SO
97	Joseph Tomko J. Tomko	OL	6'1"	200	SO
18	James Troglio J. Troglio	RB	5'10"	173	SR
68	Al Viola A. Viola	OL	5'10"	210	SO
12	Jerry Weber J. Weber	RB	5'11"	185	SR
77	Alan Weyhrich A. Weyhrich	OL	6'4"	225	SO
10	Richard Widmark R. Widmark	RB	6'0"	175	SO
60	Tom Williams T. Williams	OL	5'11"	200	JR
56	Roger Windsey R. Windsey	OL	6'0"	200	SO
75	Ed Zagol E. Zagol	OL	6'1"	215	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,222

Chambliss

1,213

Craig

1,206

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

550

Duff

516

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

13

Heintschel

12

Richter

12

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Knight

6

Carter

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.6

Mensah

215.3

Becht

209.1

Stockton

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

6.0

Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.7

49.7

47.7

47.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.3

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.7

Total Yards Rankings

594.3

544.7

537.0

532.8

528.0

526.0

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

319.0

281.5

281.3

277.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

368.7

365.3

358.0

347.3

340.7

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

14.0

13.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	3	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	3	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
6	Kentucky	3	1	.750
7	Missouri	3	0	1.000
8	Tennessee	3	1	.750
9	Texas	4	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	0	1.000
11	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
12	Auburn	2	1	.667
13	LSU	2	1	.667
14	South Carolina	2	1	.667
15	Texas A&M	2	1	.667
16	Arkansas	1	2	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	0	1.000
2	James Madison	3	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	2	1	.667
4	Georgia State	3	1	.750
5	South Alabama	2	2	.500
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Troy	2	1	.667
8	Arkansas State	1	2	.333
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Old Dominion	1	2	.333
12	Southern Miss	1	2	.333
13	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	3	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Colorado State	2	2	.500
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	1	2	.333
5	San Diego State	1	3	.250
6	Texas State	1	2	.333
7	Washington State	1	2	.333
8	Utah State	0	3	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	3	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	0	1.000
6	Utah	4	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	0	1.000
8	Baylor	3	1	.750
9	Colorado	2	2	.500
10	Iowa State	2	2	.500
11	Oklahoma State	2	1	.667
12	TCU	2	2	.500
13	UCF	3	1	.750
14	Arizona	2	1	.667
15	Houston	3	1	.750
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
2	UMass	3	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	1	.667
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
6	Akron	1	3	.250
7	Ball State	1	3	.250
8	Buffalo	2	2	.500
9	Kent State	2	2	.500
10	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
11	Ohio	2	2	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	3	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	4	0	1.000
2	USC	4	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Iowa	4	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	1	.750
6	Nebraska	3	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	0	1.000
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Illinois	2	2	.500
10	Maryland	2	2	.500
11	Michigan State	2	1	.667
12	Minnesota	2	1	.667
13	Ohio State	3	1	.750
14	Oregon	2	1	.667
15	Wisconsin	2	1	.667
16	Northwestern	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	3	1	.750
2	Delaware	2	1	.667
3	Middle Tennessee	2	1	.667
4	Jacksonville State	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	1	2	.333
6	Kennesaw State	1	2	.333
7	Missouri State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
9	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
10	Western Kentucky	0	3	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Louisville	2	2	.500
6	Virginia	2	1	.667
7	SMU	2	1	.667
8	California	2	2	.500
9	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	2	.500
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	1	2	.333
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	3	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	2	1	.667
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Tulsa	3	0	1.000
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	1	2	.333
9	North Texas	1	2	.333
10	Rice	1	2	.333
11	Temple	1	3	.250
12	Tulane	1	2	.333
13	Charlotte	0	3	.000
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	New Mexico	3	1	.750
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	2	.333
7	Wyoming	2	2	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250