Wisconsin Badgers

1948 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
73	William Albright W. Albright	FB	6'1"	223	SO
96	Douglas Anderson D. Anderson	FB	6'0"	180	SO
29	Cary Bachman C. Bachman	FB	5'11"	190	SO
27	Stan Bechetel S. Bechetel		5'9"	179	JR
33	Ben Bendrick B. Bendrick		6'0"	198	SR
79	Steve Bennett S. Bennett		6'0"	198	JR
81	Thomas G. Bennett T. G. Bennett		6'1"	170	SR
26	Lisle Blackbourn L. Blackbourn		5'11"	183	JR
48	Harland Bloland H. Bloland	FB	5'11"	175	SO
95	Allen B. Bostard A. B. Bostard	FB	6'1"	178	SO
15	Gwynn Christensen G. Christensen		5'10"	175	JR
22	Benjamin Cohen B. Cohen		5'9"	190	SO
16	Larry Coles L. Coles	FB	6'0"	170	SO
63	Nick Collias N. Collias		5'11"	195	JR
36	T.A. Cox		6'2"	190	SR
58	Robert Downing R. Downing		6'0"	206	JR
71	John Drews J. Drews	FB	6'1"	215	SO
41	Wally Dreyer W. Dreyer		5'10"	165	SR
72	Bruce Elliott B. Elliott		6'0"	210	JR
12	James Embach J. Embach		5'11"	170	JR
46	Eugene Evans E. Evans		5'10"	160	JR
69	Merrill Farr M. Farr	FB	5'11"	206	JR
87	Harold Faverty H. Faverty		6'3"	205	SO
64	Donald Fritzke D. Fritzke	FB	6'0"	193	SO
66	William Gable W. Gable	FB	5'10"	185	SO
68	Harry Gilbert H. Gilbert	FB	5'10"	189	SO
86	Harold Haberman H. Haberman		5'10"	193	SO
88	Charles Halverson C. Halverson		6'0"	180	JR
97	Bob Hanley B. Hanley		6'2"	200	JR
23	Larry Hanzel L. Hanzel	FB	5'10"	190	SO
70	Kenneth Huxhold K. Huxhold	FB	6'1"	210	SO
54	Joseph Kelly J. Kelly		6'0"	200	JR
42	Paul Kessenich P. Kessenich		5'6"	151	JR
91	Dave Kingston D. Kingston		6'0"	204	SO
55	Tom Kittell T. Kittell		5'10"	160	JR
59	John E. Klement J. E. Klement	FB	6'0"	184	SO
56	Hubert Klinkenberg H. Klinkenberg		6'0"	196	JR
62	Donald Knauff D. Knauff		5'11"	190	JR
92	Walter Laev W. Laev	FB	6'1"	190	SO
17	Robert F. Lessl R. F. Lessl	FB	5'9"	165	SO
14	Robert Mansfield R. Mansfield	FB	6'2"	194	SO
35	Thomas McCormick T. McCormick	FB	5'10"	182	SO
85	Tilden Meyers T. Meyers	FB	6'1"	180	SO
60	Edward O'Neill E. O'Neill		5'11"	190	JR
78	Harold Otterback H. Otterback		6'0"	205	JR
40	Forrest Parish F. Parish	FB	5'10"	168	SO
43	Pierre Peloquin P. Peloquin	FB	5'9"	165	SO
21	Kenneth Peterson K. Peterson		5'9"	185	SO
44	Robert Petruska R. Petruska	FB	5'11"	185	SO
74	Gene Pilling G. Pilling	FB	6'3"	215	SO
24	John Pinnow J. Pinnow		5'11"	185	JR
67	William Price W. Price		5'11"	200	JR
32	Robert Radcliffe R. Radcliffe	FB	6'0"	200	SO
75	Robert Reinke R. Reinke	FB	6'2"	207	SO
89	Karl Rustman K. Rustman		6'2"	210	JR
82	Kenneth Sachtjen K. Sachtjen		6'1"	185	SO
31	Jerry Schaefer J. Schaefer	FB	5'10"	180	SO
18	Clarence Self C. Self		5'10"	170	SR
77	Robert Shea R. Shea		6'1"	200	JR
65	John Simcic J. Simcic	FB	6'0"	195	SO
99	Raymond Smedul R. Smedul	FB	5'10"	198	SO
93	Warren Steinkellner W. Steinkellner		6'0"	190	SR
38	Gene Stephen G. Stephen	FB	5'10"	187	SO
38	Robert Teague R. Teague		6'0"	175	JR
37	Calvin Vernon C. Vernon		5'11"	184	JR
34	Adelbert Wantroba A. Wantroba	FB	5'10"	190	SO
84	Robert Wartinbee R. Wartinbee	FB	6'1"	190	SO
52	Robert Weiske R. Weiske		6'0"	188	SR
53	Robert Wilson R. Wilson		6'0"	210	JR
61	Charles Yderstand C. Yderstand	FB	6'0"	201	SO
90	Charles Zoelle C. Zoelle		6'1"	175	JR

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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