#12 Penn State Nittany Lions

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
81	David Alexander D. Alexander	TE	6'0"	194	JR
61	Ronald Alleman R. Alleman	OL	5'11"	190	JR
71	Stewart Barber S. Barber	OL	6'3"	222	JR
55	Wayne Berfield W. Berfield	OL	5'11"	190	JR
31	Pat Botula P. Botula	FB	6'0"	195	SR
87	John Bozick J. Bozick	TE	6'2"	198	SR
23	Allen Brewster A. Brewster	QB	5'9"	160	SO
65	Richard Butterfield R. Butterfield	OL	6'1"	196	JR
40	Nichola Capetola N. Capetola	RB	5'8"	160	SO
	Ed Caye E. Caye	RB
15	Edward Caye E. Caye	RB	5'11"	179	JR
66	Peter Cimino P. Cimino	OL	6'1"	189	SR
84	Clifford Davis C. Davis	TE	6'2"	187	SO
73	William Esterlund W. Esterlund	OL	6'3"	208	JR
76	Gerald Farkas G. Farkas	OL	6'3"	226	SO
17	Harry Finkelston H. Finkelston	QB	5'10"	178	SO
36	Bob Ghigiarelli B. Ghigiarelli	FB	5'11"	175	JR
72	Robert Gilmour R. Gilmour	OL	6'0"	210	JR
52	James Graham J. Graham	OL	6'2"	195	SR
32	Albert Gursky A. Gursky	FB	6'0"	208	SO
25	Galen Hall G. Hall	QB	5'9"	193	SO
34	Robert Hart R. Hart	FB	6'0"	198	SO
	Dick Hoak D. Hoak	RB
41	Richard Hoak R. Hoak	RB	5'11"	190	JR
51	Jay Huffman J. Huffman	OL	6'0"	192	SO
75	Charles Janerette C. Janerette	OL	6'3"	234	SR
14	James Kerr J. Kerr	RB	5'11"	180	JR
	Jim Kerr J. Kerr	RB
42	Robert Kline R. Kline	RB	6'0"	180	SO
46	Roger Kochman R. Kochman	RB	6'1"	190	SO
60	Earl Kohlhaas E. Kohlhaas	OL	6'0"	226	SR
68	Frank Korbini F. Korbini	OL	5'11"	196	SR
	Jon Lang J. Lang	QB
33	Richie Lucas R. Lucas	QB	6'1"	185	SR
63	Dan Maddigan D. Maddigan	OL	5'10"	195	SR
69	Alfred Maiello A. Maiello	OL	5'11"	185	SO
86	Bob Mitinger B. Mitinger	TE	6'2"	205	SO
79	Thomas Mulraney T. Mulraney	OL	6'2"	213	SR
83	Norman Neff N. Neff	TE	6'2"	204	SR
89	Henry Oppermann H. Oppermann	TE	6'2"	201	JR
	Dick Pae D. Pae	RB
11	Richard Pae R. Pae	RB	5'9"	172	JR
64	William Popp W. Popp	OL	5'11"	203	JR
85	Raymond Rakowski R. Rakowski	TE	6'3"	195	SO
80	William Saul W. Saul	TE	6'4"	208	SO
67	John Sava J. Sava	OL	6'0"	212	SR
35	Dennis Schaeffer D. Schaeffer	FB	6'3"	205	JR
88	James Schwab J. Schwab	TE	6'3"	205	JR
77	Charles Sieminski C. Sieminski	OL	6'5"	223	SO
74	James Smith J. Smith	OL	6'2"	223	SO
45	Sam Sobczak S. Sobczak	FB	5'10"	191	JR
62	Sam Stellatella S. Stellatella	OL	6'0"	190	SR
78	Andrew Stynchula A. Stynchula	OL	6'3"	227	SR
82	Dave Truitt D. Truitt	TE	6'3"	185	JR
10	Jack Urban J. Urban	RB	5'11"	165	SR
58	Charles Vogelsong C. Vogelsong	OL	6'1"	198	SO
12	Tony Wayne T. Wayne	RB	5'7"	150	SO
53	Richard Wilson R. Wilson	OL	6'2"	219	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

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

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

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

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

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