Purdue Boilermakers

1955 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
22	Tom Aykroid T. Aykroid	TE	5'10"	166	SO
44	Erich Barnes E. Barnes	RB	6'3"	189	SO
38	Randell Barrett R. Barrett	RB	6'0"	200	SO
89	Robert Bergmann R. Bergmann	TE	6'3"	197	SR
61	Ron Biletnikoff R. Biletnikoff	OL	6'1"	231	SO
27	John Brideweser J. Brideweser	QB	5'9"	161	JR
76	James Cahoon J. Cahoon	OL	6'0"	236	SR
83	Steve Chernicky S. Chernicky	TE	6'1"	193	JR
50	Robert Clasey R. Clasey	OL	5'11"	201	JR
36	Tom Crowl T. Crowl	FB	6'2"	219	JR
16	Len Dawson L. Dawson	QB	6'0"	180	JR
35	Melvin Dillard M. Dillard	FB	6'2"	186	SO
12	Stan Eaton S. Eaton	QB	5'11"	173	JR
34	Alfred Espinda A. Espinda	TE	6'1"	201	SO
59	Don Fife D. Fife	OL	6'4"	219	JR
21	Tom Fletcher T. Fletcher	RB	5'10"	172	SO
58	Neil Habig N. Habig	OL	6'0"	204	SO
78	Frank Hoffman F. Hoffman	OL	6'1"	219	SO
64	John Jardine J. Jardine	OL	5'11"	182	SO
45	Bill Jennings B. Jennings	RB	6'0"	198	JR
82	Robert Khoenle R. Khoenle	TE	6'1"	207	JR
79	Joe Krupa J. Krupa	OL	6'0"	244	SR
18	Ted Krzeczowski T. Krzeczowski	QB	5'11"	184	JR
33	David Kurtz D. Kurtz	FB	5'11"	190	SO
53	Bob Leonard B. Leonard	OL	6'2"	207	JR
81	Lamar Lundy L. Lundy	TE	6'6"	225	JR
25	Kenneth Mikes K. Mikes	RB	6'0"	174	SO
63	Fred Miller F. Miller	OL	5'10"	196	SR
40	Bill Murakowski B. Murakowski	FB	6'1"	207	SR
70	Dick Murley D. Murley	OL	6'0"	229	SR
10	Edwin Neves E. Neves	RB	5'5"	174	SR
75	Kenneth Panfil K. Panfil	OL	6'5"	248	SR
74	Frank Paparazzo F. Paparazzo	OL	6'1"	210	SR
28	Jim Peters J. Peters	RB	5'7"	180	SR
71	Dominic Picco D. Picco	OL	5'10"	228	SR
73	Terry Rose T. Rose	OL	6'2"	238	JR
65	Ron Sabal R. Sabal	OL	6'2"	214	SO
66	Gene Selawski G. Selawski	OL	6'4"	247	SO
62	James Shea J. Shea	OL	5'10"	216	JR
85	Gene Sheehy G. Sheehy	OL	6'1"	196	JR
56	John Simerson J. Simerson	OL	6'3"	237	JR
67	Dick Skibinski D. Skibinski	OL	5'9"	218	SR
52	Dale Snelling D. Snelling	OL	6'1"	194	JR
72	Bill Spillane B. Spillane	OL	6'2"	214	SO
80	Robert Springer R. Springer	TE	6'1"	192	SR
60	Joseph Stepanek J. Stepanek	OL	5'10"	206	JR
86	Mercer Vicens M. Vicens	TE	5'10"	192	SO
77	Edward Voytek E. Voytek	OL	6'2"	233	JR
84	Donn Whitmer D. Whitmer	TE	6'0"	183	SR
29	Jim Whitmer J. Whitmer	RB	6'1"	180	SR
88	Leonard Zyzda L. Zyzda	TE	6'4"	205	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333