West Virginia Mountaineers

1957 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
24	Ralph Anastasio R. Anastasio	RB	5'11"	165	SR
56	Chuck Billak C. Billak	OL	5'11"	190	SO
83	John Bowles J. Bowles	TE	6'2"	200	JR
87	Roger Chancey R. Chancey	TE	6'2"	225	SR
62	Carl Dannenberg C. Dannenberg	OL	6'1"	220	SO
54	Tom Domen T. Domen	OL	5'11"	205	SR
45	Terry Fairbanks T. Fairbanks	TE	6'1"	200	JR
60	Bill Ford B. Ford	OL	5'11"	202	JR
63	Bob Guenther B. Guenther	OL	6'0"	195	SR
77	Dick Guesman D. Guesman	OL	6'4"	245	JR
64	Charles Hageder C. Hageder	OL	5'10"	200	SO
75	Jim Hillen J. Hillen	OL	6'1"	230	JR
66	Chuck Howley C. Howley	OL	6'2"	220	SR
89	Dennis Jones D. Jones	TE	6'2"	205	SR
68	Jerry Keeney J. Keeney	OL	6'0"	210	SO
49	Larry Krutko L. Krutko	FB	6'1"	210	SR
11	Dick Longfellow D. Longfellow	QB	5'9"	175	JR
65	Bill Lopasky B. Lopasky	OL	6'0"	220	SO
85	Bruce McClung B. McClung	TE	6'4"	205	JR
44	Bill McClure B. McClure	RB	6'0"	180	JR
81	Ben McComb B. McComb	TE	6'2"	200	SO
88	Phil Messinger P. Messinger	TE	6'3"	190	JR
25	Paul Mikanik P. Mikanik	RB	5'9"	190	SR
55	J.D. Miller	OL	6'1"	210	JR
61	Joe Nicely J. Nicely	OL	6'1"	220	SR
21	Ray Peterson R. Peterson	RB	5'11"	175	SO
74	Jim Pickett J. Pickett	OL	6'3"	230	SR
42	Mel Reight M. Reight	RB	5'10"	180	JR
22	Dave Rider D. Rider	RB	5'11"	180	SO
80	Rick Rodesky R. Rodesky	TE	6'4"	220	SO
43	Ronnie Santicola R. Santicola	RB	5'11"	180	SR
32	Glen Shamblin G. Shamblin	FB	5'10"	200	SO
72	Paul Sharkady P. Sharkady	OL	6'1"	225	SR
12	Chuck Simpson C. Simpson	QB	6'0"	185	JR
79	Ed Sommer E. Sommer	OL	5'11"	210	JR
86	Tony Tallarico T. Tallarico	TE	6'2"	180	SO
15	Mickey Trimarki M. Trimarki	QB	6'1"	195	SR
73	Bill Trozzo B. Trozzo	OL	6'1"	230	JR
34	Noel Whipkey N. Whipkey	FB	5'10"	200	JR
51	Joe Wirth J. Wirth	OL	6'0"	200	SO

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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