Virginia Cavaliers

1954 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
	John P. Ackerly III J. P. Ackerly III	TE	6'2"	175	SO
85	Byron S. Anderson B. S. Anderson	RB	5'10"	170	SO
72	Rives R. Bailey R. R. Bailey	QB	5'11"	170	JR
89	Thomas G. Berry T. G. Berry	FB	5'10"	185	SR
77	William J. Bonney W. J. Bonney	QB	6'0"	190	JR
76	William Clarke W. Clarke	QB	6'0"	175	SO
	John B. Collins J. B. Collins	RB	5'11"	170	SO
40	John Jay Corson IV J. Jay Corson IV	OL	5'10"	195	SO
	Albert J. Cox A. J. Cox	OL	5'10"	205	JR
56	William Duncan W. Duncan	OL
99	William E. Dvorak Jr. W. E. Dvorak Jr.	RB	5'8"	175	SO
51	James J. Elekes J. J. Elekes	OL	6'0"	210	JR
47	Francis Fannon F. Fannon	OL	5'11"	195	SO
	James M. Fidler Jr. J. M. Fidler Jr.	RB	5'10"	175	SO
88	Herman D. Gatling Jr. H. D. Gatling Jr.	FB	6'2"	185	JR
62	Robert E. Gunderman R. E. Gunderman	DL	6'3"	197	SO
66	Jesse J. Hagy J. J. Hagy	DL	6'2"	198	JR
82	Herbert R. Hartwell H. R. Hartwell	FB	6'0"	185	JR
87	Stephen Hoffer Jr. S. Hoffer Jr.	FB	5'9"	187	SO
98	Charles R. Jenkins C. R. Jenkins	RB	5'10"	175	SO
55	Henry Jordan H. Jordan	OL	6'3"	225	SO
46	Stuart Keesee S. Keesee	OL	5'11"	175	SO
	David G. King D. G. King	RB	6'0"	160	SO
	Ralph Kneeland R. Kneeland	RB	5'8"	150	SO
86	Edward J. Knowles E. J. Knowles	RB	5'9"	160	SR
96	Stanwood C. Knowles S. C. Knowles	RB	5'10"	160	SO
33	Don L. Kovach D. L. Kovach	OL	6'0"	200	SO
68	Krebs	DL
93	Nick Lawyer N. Lawyer	RB	5'10"	190	SO
	William H. Leachman Jr. W. H. Leachman Jr.	OL	5'11"	190	SO
	Lee Mathews Jr. L. Mathews Jr.	OL	6'0"	190	JR
31	Joseph W. May J. W. May	OL	6'1"	195	JR
63	Tucker McLaughlin T. McLaughlin	DL	6'3"	195	SO
32	Owen Meadows O. Meadows	OL
69	Charles R. Modlin C. R. Modlin	DL	6'0"	190	SR
64	Frederick M. Moyer F. M. Moyer	DL	6'0"	178	SR
95	Joseph T. Niedbala Jr. J. T. Niedbala Jr.	RB	5'8"	150	SO
	Joseph R. Patrick J. R. Patrick	RB	5'10"	165	SO
49	Benjamin A. Petrilli B. A. Petrilli	OL	5'10"	190	SO
50	Paul Phipps P. Phipps	OL	6'2"	205	SR
61	Robert E. Pogue R. E. Pogue	DL	6'0"	175	JR
45	John Polzer J. Polzer	OL	5'10"	206	JR
	Thomas Price T. Price	RB	5'8"	157	SO
34	James C. Pugh Jr. J. C. Pugh Jr.	OL	6'2"	195	SR
60	Ray Quillen R. Quillen	DL	6'0"	180	SR
71	William K. Rector Jr. W. K. Rector Jr.	QB	5'11"	182	SO
	Benjamin H. Rice B. H. Rice	TE	6'1"	170	SO
53	Horace A. Riggin H. A. Riggin	OL	5'11"	217	JR
75	Donald W. Rose D. W. Rose	RB	5'10"	170	SR
57	Carlton L. Schelhorn C. L. Schelhorn	OL	6'3"	225	SR
	Bernard A. Schwab III B. A. Schwab III	OL	5'11"	188	JR
	John R. Segar J. R. Segar	RB	6'0"	170	JR
42	James W. St. Clair J. W. St. Clair	OL	5'10"	202	SO
92	Henry M. Strempek H. M. Strempek	RB	5'11"	170	SR
	Edward G. Talley E. G. Talley	RB	5'9"	162	SO
	Theodore J. Viars T. J. Viars	RB	6'0"	175	JR
43	Warren E. Woolhiser W. E. Woolhiser	OL	6'0"	185	SO
	William R. Young Jr. W. R. Young Jr.	RB	5'8"	150	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375