Northwestern Wildcats

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
60	Joe Abbatiello J. Abbatiello	OL	5'10"	200	SR
92	Donald Alm D. Alm	QB	6'1"	202	JR
56	James Andreotti J. Andreotti	OL	6'1"	199	SR
73	Peter Arena P. Arena	OL	5'10"	218	SR
84	Doug Asad D. Asad	TE	6'3"	199	SR
70	Russ Asala R. Asala	OL	5'10"	207	JR
16	Gene Ascani G. Ascani	FB	5'10"	188	JR
82	James Behrens J. Behrens	TE	6'0"	183	JR
68	Harold Burger H. Burger	OL	6'1"	201	JR
22	Ron Burton R. Burton	RB	5'9"	188	SR
90	John Campbell J. Campbell	OL	6'3"	205	SO
66	Wayne Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	OL	6'0"	198	JR
19	Pat Clark P. Clark	RB	5'11"	165	JR
32	Irv Cross I. Cross	TE	6'1"	190	JR
76	David Damm D. Damm	OL	6'2"	210	SO
55	Ray Dillon R. Dillon	OL	6'0"	188	SO
75	Fate Echols F. Echols	OL	6'1"	245	SO
	Bobby Eickhoff B. Eickhoff	QB
48	Robert Eickhoff R. Eickhoff	QB	5'10"	157	SO
15	Al Faunce A. Faunce	RB	5'10"	177	SO
72	Gene Gossage G. Gossage	OL	6'4"	235	SR
65	William Graf W. Graf	OL	6'0"	230	SR
77	Fred Groves F. Groves	OL	6'4"	231	JR
64	Charles Hansen C. Hansen	OL	6'2"	200	SO
62	Carl Hilling C. Hilling	OL	6'0"	209	SO
24	Chip Holcomb C. Holcomb	QB	6'2"	185	SR
71	Dewitt Hoopes D. Hoopes	OL	6'2"	222	SR
51	Jerry Iseler J. Iseler	OL	5'10"	177	SR
91	Mike Jerikian M. Jerikian	TE	6'3"	207	SR
42	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	RB	5'10"	175	SO
17	Mark Johnston M. Johnston	RB	5'11"	195	SR
80	Dave Kaiser D. Kaiser	TE	6'0"	193	SO
12	Albert Kimbrough A. Kimbrough	RB	5'10"	183	JR
86	Elbert Kimbrough E. Kimbrough	TE	6'0"	191	JR
44	Jim Knowles J. Knowles	FB	6'0"	198	SR
87	Ernie Kohlmyer E. Kohlmyer	TE	6'2"	206	SO
58	John Lake J. Lake	OL	6'0"	213	SR
63	James Lutz J. Lutz	OL	5'8"	195	JR
78	Boyd Melvin B. Melvin	OL	6'2"	220	SO
31	Bill Miller B. Miller	RB	5'10"	185	SO
61	Don Mnichowicz D. Mnichowicz	OL	5'11"	199	JR
93	Dick Neely D. Neely	OL	5'11"	200	SO
54	Richard Nichols R. Nichols	OL	6'3"	205	JR
27	David Obrecht D. Obrecht	RB	6'0"	202	JR
50	Larry Onesti L. Onesti	OL	6'0"	188	JR
33	George Platt G. Platt	FB	5'11"	198	SO
69	Cy Pontillo C. Pontillo	OL	6'3"	218	SO
52	Edward Preissner E. Preissner	QB	6'0"	195	JR
46	Ray Purdin R. Purdin	RB	5'11"	184	JR
20	E.C. Rapp	RB	5'9"	158	JR
53	Jay Robertson J. Robertson	OL	6'0"	185	SO
89	Kelly Sargent K. Sargent	TE	6'4"	205	SO
79	Isaac Smith I. Smith	OL	6'4"	266	SO
36	Mike Somers M. Somers	FB	5'10"	195	SO
39	Thomas Splitgerber T. Splitgerber	QB	6'2"	187	SO
40	Mike Stock M. Stock	FB	5'10"	189	JR
25	John Talley J. Talley	QB	6'0"	178	SR
	Dick Thornton D. Thornton	QB
10	Richard Thornton R. Thornton	QB	6'0"	188	JR
23	Larry Wood L. Wood	QB	6'1"	183	JR
83	James Wozny J. Wozny	TE	6'0"	188	SR
88	Paul Yanke P. Yanke	TE	6'1"	201	JR
49	Kenneth Zanio K. Zanio	FB	6'1"	180	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375