Pittsburgh Panthers

1953 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
87	Bill Adams B. Adams	TE	6'2"	190	SR
74	Don Agafon D. Agafon	OL	6'2"	210	SO
54	Bob Ballock B. Ballock	OL	6'0"	190	JR
42	Paul Blanda P. Blanda	LB	6'0"	190	JR
60	Al Bolkovac A. Bolkovac	OL	6'0"	195	SO
51	Ed Bose E. Bose	OL	6'0"	210	SO
35	Joe Capp J. Capp	FB	5'11"	195	SR
67	John Cenci J. Cenci	OL	6'0"	210	SO
78	William Cessar W. Cessar	OL	6'2"	205	SO
79	Phil DeArment P. DeArment	OL	5'11"	220	SO
89	Dick Deitrick D. Deitrick	TE	6'3"	215	SR
34	Glen Dillon G. Dillon	RB	6'0"	185	JR
31	Ray DiPasquale R. DiPasquale	RB	5'10"	165	SO
45	Bobby Epps B. Epps	FB	5'8"	195	SR
21	Ray Ferguson R. Ferguson	FB	5'10"	185	SR
12	Henry Ford H. Ford	QB	5'10"	180	JR
63	Dick Gatz D. Gatz	OL	6'0"	190	SR
80	Fred Glatz F. Glatz	TE	6'0"	190	SO
38	Bobby Grier B. Grier	FB	6'1"	185	SO
64	Rudy Grunder R. Grunder	OL	5'9"	200	SO
37	Bill Hoffman B. Hoffman	RB	5'10"	190	JR
68	Harold Hunter H. Hunter	OL	6'0"	210	JR
26	John Jacobs J. Jacobs	RB	5'11"	195	JR
53	Ed Johnson E. Johnson	OL	6'0"	200	SO
19	Robert Johnson R. Johnson	QB	6'1"	185	JR
92	Paul Kacik P. Kacik	TE	6'0"	175	SO
61	Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy	OL	5'10"	185	JR
47	Bob Kiesel B. Kiesel	FB	5'11"	195	SO
70	Eldred Kraemer E. Kraemer	OL	6'3"	210	JR
59	Gary LeDonne G. LeDonne	OL	6'2"	185	SO
71	Howard Linn H. Linn	OL	5'11"	200	SO
46	Joe Los J. Los	FB	6'0"	195	SO
96	Ray Macedonia R. Macedonia	TE	6'0"	190	JR
25	Dick Manson D. Manson	RB	5'10"	180	SO
16	Rudy Mattioli R. Mattioli	QB	6'1"	190	JR
22	Richie McCabe R. McCabe	RB	6'0"	170	JR
86	Bob McQuaide B. McQuaide	TE	6'0"	190	JR
27	Don Michaels D. Michaels	RB	6'0"	190	SO
18	Pete Neft P. Neft	QB	6'1"	180	SO
44	Mike Omatick M. Omatick	LB	5'10"	185	SR
98	Lou Palatella L. Palatella	OL	6'1"	225	JR
83	John Paluck J. Paluck	TE	6'1"	210	SO
76	Bill Priatko B. Priatko	OL	6'1"	210	SR
24	Chester Rice C. Rice	RB	5'10"	175	JR
56	Don Schlick D. Schlick	OL	6'0"	195	JR
73	William Schmitt W. Schmitt	OL	6'1"	215	SO
30	Gene Steratore G. Steratore	RB	6'0"	185	SO
66	Ed Stowe E. Stowe	OL	5'10"	210	SO
65	Glen Tunning G. Tunning	OL	5'11"	225	SO
77	Bob Verna B. Verna	OL	6'0"	210	SO
62	Walt Vonau W. Vonau	OL	5'9"	195	SO
72	Ken Voytell K. Voytell	TE	6'1"	200	SR
11	Bob Wrabley B. Wrabley	RB	5'10"	170	JR
85	Joe Zombek J. Zombek	TE	6'0"	185	SR

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

188.0

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.6

42.0

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.1

11.8

13.3

14.0

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

47.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167