Penn State Nittany Lions

1951 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
42	Bill Abbot B. Abbot	RB	5'9"	167	SR
36	Paul Anders P. Anders	RB	6'0"	196	JR
65	Jesse Arnelle J. Arnelle	TE	6'5"	215	FR
	Don Bailey D. Bailey	QB
78	Andy Balakonis A. Balakonis	OL	6'1"	215	JR
60	Don Barney D. Barney	OL	6'0"	200	JR
75	Jim Barr J. Barr	OL	6'0"	200	SR
69	Len Bartek L. Bartek	OL	6'1"	200	SR
87	Art Betts A. Betts	TE	6'3"	196	SR
74	Cy Brown C. Brown	OL	5'11"	196	SO
73	Dick Cripps D. Cripps	OL	6'1"	212	SR
40	Danny DeFalco D. DeFalco	OL	5'11"	215	FR
51	Jim Dooley J. Dooley	OL	6'1"	205	JR
24	John Dubinsky J. Dubinsky	RB	5'9"	160	FR
11	Don Eyer D. Eyer	RB	6'0"	180	SO
	Alton Frey A. Frey	RB
89	Jim Garrity J. Garrity	TE	6'1"	185	FR
53	Joe Gratson J. Gratson	OL	5'10"	210	JR
67	Orville Haldeman O. Haldeman	OL	5'9"	210	FR
72	Bill Hockersmith B. Hockersmith	OL	6'5"	235	SR
77	Ed Hoover E. Hoover	OL	6'3"	215	SR
10	Chan Johnson C. Johnson	RB	5'11"	175	SR
44	Dick Jones D. Jones	RB	5'9"	160	SO
12	Bill Leonard B. Leonard	RB	6'0"	192	JR
80	Don Malinak D. Malinak	TE	6'1"	193	SO
82	Pat McPoland P. McPoland	TE	6'0"	210	SR
41	Earle Mundell E. Mundell	RB	5'4"	155	SR
88	Ken Newman K. Newman	TE	6'2"	180	SO
62	Tom Pevarnik T. Pevarnik	OL	5'11"	194	SR
76	Jack Pfirman J. Pfirman	OL	6'0"	198	JR
52	John Podrasky J. Podrasky	OL	5'11"	210	SR
	Bob Pollard B. Pollard	RB
31	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	RB	6'0"	194	SR
14	Robert R. Pollard R. R. Pollard	RB	6'0"	190	JR
22	Tony Rados T. Rados	RB	6'1"	185	JR
63	Nunzio Rehm N. Rehm	OL	6'2"	210	FR
43	Buddy Rowell B. Rowell	RB	6'0"	180	FR
71	Stewart Scheetz S. Scheetz	OL	6'2"	240	SR
61	Pete Schoderbek P. Schoderbek	OL	6'0"	190	SO
35	Don Shank D. Shank	OL	5'11"	200	FR
45	Ted Shattuck T. Shattuck	RB	6'0"	200	JR
33	Len Shephard L. Shephard	RB	6'0"	212	SR
34	Pete Shopa P. Shopa	RB	5'8"	172	SO
58	Joe Shumock J. Shumock	OL	6'2"	190	SR
84	Andy Silock A. Silock	TE	5'11"	190	SR
83	Dave Simon D. Simon	TE	5'11"	180	JR
55	Bob Smith B. Smith	OL	6'0"	190	JR
26	Bob Szajna B. Szajna	RB	6'2"	170	SO
57	John Terry J. Terry	OL	5'9"	180	JR
64	Dan Van Sickel D. Van Sickel	OL	5'8"	180	JR
17	Keith Vesling K. Vesling	RB	6'0"	178	SO
85	Charles Wilson C. Wilson	TE	6'1"	190	SR
15	Wayne Wolfkeil W. Wolfkeil	RB	5'11"	176	SO
32	Matt Yanosich M. Yanosich	RB	5'8"	170	SO
81	Joe Yukica J. Yukica	TE	6'2"	190	JR

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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