Wisconsin Badgers

1947 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
Stanley Bechtel S. Bechtel		5'9"	170	SO
Benjamin D. Bendrick B. D. Bendrick		6'0"	198	JR
Thomas G. Bennett T. G. Bennett		6'1"	170	SO
Robert W. Bennie R. W. Bennie	DB	6'0"	180	JR
Lisle Blackbourn L. Blackbourn		6'1"	175	SO
Ed Bruhn E. Bruhn		5'11"	185	SO
Gail H. Butt G. H. Butt		5'7"	175	SO
Gwyn Christiansen G. Christiansen		5'10"	175	SO
Nick Collias N. Collias		5'11"	194	SO
T.A. Cox		6'2"	190	JR
Kenneth D. Currier K. D. Currier		5'10"	210	SR
Dave S. Donnellan D. S. Donnellan		5'11"	211	JR
Robert A. Downing R. A. Downing	DB	6'0"	202	SO
Walter O. Dreyer W. O. Dreyer		5'10"	165	JR
Bruce Elliot B. Elliot		6'0"	194	SO
James Embach J. Embach	DB	5'11"	165	SO
Eugene R. Evans E. R. Evans		5'7"	160	SO
Michael M. Fisher M. M. Fisher	DB	5'6"	190	JR
Robert Ford R. Ford		5'11"	180	SO
Jerry L. Frei J. L. Frei		6'0"	190	SR
Robert C. Freund R. C. Freund		6'2"	210	SO
Wray E. George W. E. George		5'7"	185	SR
Earl Girard E. Girard		5'10"	175	FR
Charles Gumm C. Gumm		6'2"	200	SO
Charles Halvorsen C. Halvorsen		6'1"	185	JR
Robert Hanley R. Hanley		6'1"	185	SO
Elredge E. Hintz E. E. Hintz		6'4"	200	SO
Armond A. Hoehn A. A. Hoehn		6'3"	210	SO
Frank J. Kasinski F. J. Kasinski		5'11"	200	SO
Joseph Keenan J. Keenan		6'3"	215	JR
Joseph J. Kelly J. J. Kelly		6'0"	190	SO
Paul Kessenich P. Kessenich		5'6"	160	SO
Thomas Kittell T. Kittell	OL	5'10"	160	SO
Hubert E. Klinkenberg H. E. Klinkenberg		6'0"	192	SO
Donald Knauff Jr. D. Knauff Jr.		5'11"	186	SO
Richard P. Loepfe R. P. Loepfe		6'2"	212	SR
Earl C. Maves E. C. Maves		5'11"	190	SR
Ralph Meinhardt R. Meinhardt		6'3"	206	SO
Edward J. O' Neill E. J. O' Neill	DB	5'9"	185	SO
Henry Olshanski H. Olshanski		6'1"	189	SR
Dan Orlich D. Orlich		6'0"	175	SO
Harold A. Otterbach H. A. Otterbach		6'0"	200	SO
John C. Pinnow J. C. Pinnow		5'11"	190	SO
William T. Price W. T. Price		5'11"	200	SO
Anthony F. Puccio A. F. Puccio		5'11"	185	SO
James Regan J. Regan	DB	5'11"	185	SR
Robert B. Rennebohm R. B. Rennebohm		6'0"	195	SR
Tom Righanti T. Righanti		6'3"	190	SO
Karl J. Rustman K. J. Rustman		6'2"	195	SO
Clarence Self C. Self		5'10"	180	JR
Robert Shea R. Shea		6'1"	200	SO
Thomas W. Sonnenberg T. W. Sonnenberg		5'9"	188	SO
Gordon E. Surber G. E. Surber		5'10"	210	SO
Fred Tait F. Tait		6'0"	190	SO
Robert Teague R. Teague		6'0"	175	SO
Ted C. Thomas T. C. Thomas		6'2"	180	SO
James C. Thompson J. C. Thompson		6'4"	195	SR
Dave Tillotson D. Tillotson		5'10"	180	SO
James Toepfer J. Toepfer		6'0"	180	SO
Calvin Vernon C. Vernon		5'10"	175	SO
Robert G. Weiske R. G. Weiske	DB	6'0"	188	JR
Robert J. Wilson R. J. Wilson		6'0"	197	SO
Charles Windle C. Windle		5'11"	190	JR
Jack S. Wink J. S. Wink		5'11"	190	SR
Charles A. Zoelle C. A. Zoelle		6'1"	185	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.0

516.6

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333