Penn State Nittany Lions

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
41	Ray Alberigi R. Alberigi	RB	5'11"	182	SO
14	Bobby Allen B. Allen	RB	6'0"	187	JR
89	Jesse Arnelle J. Arnelle	DL	6'5"	228	SR
86	John Arnst J. Arnst	DL	6'2"	207	SO
25	Don Bailey D. Bailey	QB	6'0"	178	SR
57	Don Balthaser D. Balthaser	OL	5'10"	185	SR
32	Charlie Blockson C. Blockson	FB	6'1"	210	JR
11	John Bruno J. Bruno	RB	5'10"	175	SO
65	Jack Calderone J. Calderone	OL	6'0"	215	SO
87	Jim Caldwell J. Caldwell	DL	6'0"	195	SO
62	Bill Clements B. Clements	OL	5'11"	195	SO
72	Gene Danser G. Danser	OL	6'2"	215	SR
75	Danny DeFalco D. DeFalco	OL	5'10"	210	SR
33	Frank Della Penna F. Della Penna	FB	6'0"	198	SR
69	Richard DeLuca R. DeLuca	OL	5'9"	185	JR
80	Ned Finkbeiner N. Finkbeiner	DL	6'2"	180	SO
85	Jim Garrity J. Garrity	DL	6'0"	177	SR
74	Roosevelt Grier R. Grier	OL	6'4"	242	SR
35	David Griffith D. Griffith	FB	5'10"	177	JR
71	Jim Harding J. Harding	OL	6'1"	200	JR
67	Andy Hibler A. Hibler	OL	5'11"	195	SO
10	Irvin Hill I. Hill	RB	5'10"	165	SO
23	Jim Hochberg J. Hochberg	QB	6'0"	178	JR
26	Bobby Hoffman B. Hoffman	QB	5'9"	165	JR
77	Ignatius Hokaj I. Hokaj	OL	5'10"	210	SO
66	Keith Horn K. Horn	OL	5'11"	185	SR
	Dick Jones D. Jones	RB
17	Billy Kane B. Kane	RB	5'10"	178	SO
53	Edmund Kleist E. Kleist	OL	5'11"	195	JR
78	Otto Kneidinger O. Kneidinger	OL	6'2"	201	JR
83	Leo Kwalik L. Kwalik	DL	6'0"	185	JR
76	Clint Law C. Law	OL	6'1"	210	SO
45	Jay Livziey J. Livziey	RB	5'9"	175	SO
15	Jim Lockerman J. Lockerman	RB	5'10"	185	SO
	Don Malinak D. Malinak	TE
70	Walter Mazur W. Mazur	OL	6'0"	220	JR
34	Dick McMillen D. McMillen	FB	5'8"	188	SO
44	Donald McNally D. McNally	RB	5'8"	175	SO
81	Doug Mechling D. Mechling	DL	6'1"	175	SO
42	Lenny Moore L. Moore	RB	6'0"	174	JR
61	Pete Petroff P. Petroff	OL	6'1"	210	JR
22	Milt Plum M. Plum	QB	6'1"	190	SO
68	Stan Praschunus S. Praschunus	OL	5'11"	180	JR
51	Dan Radakovich D. Radakovich	OL	6'2"	182	SO
	Tony Rados T. Rados	QB
88	Philip Reese P. Reese	DL	6'0"	190	SO
55	Frank Reich F. Reich	OL	6'2"	198	JR
82	Bob Rohland B. Rohland	DL	6'3"	208	SR
43	Buddy Rowell B. Rowell	RB	6'1"	175	SR
84	Jack Sherry J. Sherry	DL	6'2"	185	SR
64	Earl Shumaker E. Shumaker	OL	5'9"	195	JR
63	Charles Sowers C. Sowers	OL	5'11"	190	SR
31	Bill Straub B. Straub	FB	6'0"	193	JR
60	Sam Valentine S. Valentine	OL	5'11"	190	SO
	Keith Vesling K. Vesling	RB
46	Stewart Wiggins S. Wiggins	RB	5'10"	175	SO
58	Dick Wright D. Wright	OL	6'3"	215	SO
12	Ron Younker R. Younker	RB	5'8"	170	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