#6 Wisconsin Badgers

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
24	Ronald B Adamson R. B Adamson	QB	6'2"	180	SO
74	John E Allen J. E Allen	OL	6'0"	224	SR
46	Bob Altmann B. Altmann	RB	6'0"	196	SR
36	Tom Anthony T. Anthony	RB	6'0"	202	JR
71	Barry W. Armstrong B. W. Armstrong	OL	5'11"	260	SO
21	James L. Bakken J. L. Bakken	QB	5'11"	191	SO
	Jim Bakken J. Bakken	QB
11	David W. Bichler D. W. Bichler	LB	6'0"	181	JR
	Stu Clark S. Clark	RB
40	Stuart E. Clark S. E. Clark	LB	5'10"	182	SO
89	Henry Derleth H. Derleth	DL	6'4"	213	JR
98	Edward D. Dolly E. D. Dolly	OL	6'1"	225	SO
26	Ralph Forgione R. Forgione	QB	5'9"	166	SO
67	Thomas F. Genda T. F. Genda	OL	5'10"	195	JR
54	John D. Gotta J. D. Gotta	OL	6'0"	210	SO
61	Thomas F. Grantham T. F. Grantham	OL	5'11"	175	JR
87	Richard T. Grimm R. T. Grimm	DL	6'2"	183	SO
94	John F. Grossenbacher J. F. Grossenbacher	OL	6'2"	208	SO
28	Dale Hackbart D. Hackbart	QB	6'3"	195	SR
76	Gary R. Harms G. R. Harms	OL	6'2"	207	JR
	Ed Hart E. Hart	RB
44	Edward E. Hart E. E. Hart	RB	5'10"	191	SR
65	James E. Heineke J. E. Heineke	OL	6'0"	223	SR
	Bill Hess B. Hess	RB
19	William L. Hess W. L. Hess	RB	6'1"	192	SO
	Billy Hobbs B. Hobbs	RB
16	William G. Hobbs W. G. Hobbs	LB	5'8"	180	SR
97	James F. Holmes J. F. Holmes	DL	6'3"	206	SR
	Jim Holmes J. Holmes	WR
72	Carl B. Holzwarth C. B. Holzwarth	OL	6'0"	227	SR
78	Terry W. Huxhold T. W. Huxhold	OL	6'4"	204	JR
77	Lowell K. Jenkins L. K. Jenkins	OL	5'11"	230	SR
12	Bill Kellogg B. Kellogg	DL	5'11"	185	JR
96	Richard J. Kilgen R. J. Kilgen	OL	6'1"	211	SO
82	Daniel J. Klinkhammer D. J. Klinkhammer	DL	6'4"	204	SO
66	Gerald L. Kulcinski G. L. Kulcinski	OL	6'2"	188	JR
45	Erv Kunesh E. Kunesh	LB	5'8"	173	SO
93	Richard D. Lane R. D. Lane	OL	5'11"	202	SO
73	George D. Lanphear G. D. Lanphear	OL	6'2"	214	SR
22	Tom Mettlach T. Mettlach	QB	5'11"	174	SO
79	Brian P. Moore B. P. Moore	OL	6'1"	227	SO
63	Alexander Muszytowski A. Muszytowski	OL	5'10"	220	JR
10	Neil Nelson N. Nelson	RB	5'6"	161	SO
70	Robert E. Nelson R. E. Nelson	OL	6'5"	227	SR
35	Thomas J. Neumann T. J. Neumann	LB	5'10"	202	SO
	Tom Neumann T. Neumann	RB
91	Carlton E. Olsen C. E. Olsen	DL	6'2"	199	SO
88	Richard B. Pauley R. B. Pauley	OL	6'0"	210	SO
64	Ronald L. Perkins R. L. Perkins	OL	5'10"	215	JR
92	Otto W. Peucker O. W. Peucker	OL	5'9"	185	JR
37	Philip J. Pisani P. J. Pisani	LB	6'0"	190	SO
33	John O.B. Rensch J. O.B. Rensch	RB	5'11"	173	SO
84	James E. Rogers J. E. Rogers	DL	6'0"	193	SR
	Jim Rogers J. Rogers	WR
62	Donald E. Schade D. E. Schade	OL	5'10"	196	SO
85	Allan Schoonover A. Schoonover	DL	6'1"	200	SR
75	Charles T. Sprague C. T. Sprague	OL	6'2"	213	SR
60	Jerry N. Stalcup J. N. Stalcup	OL	6'0"	213	SR
	Ron Staley R. Staley	RB
18	Ronald G. Staley R. G. Staley	RB	6'2"	185	SO
86	Michael D. Stanki M. D. Stanki	DL	6'3"	197	SO
	Mike Stanki M. Stanki	WR
15	Ron Steiner R. Steiner	LB	5'10"	171	SR
69	William H. Suits W. H. Suits	OL	5'11"	207	SO
55	Eddie F. Sutkowski E. F. Sutkowski	OL	6'0"	199	JR
25	Ron Vander Kelen R. Vander Kelen	QB	6'0"	162	SO
81	Charles A. Vesel C. A. Vesel	DL	6'0"	187	SO
49	Alvin E. Whitaker A. E. Whitaker	RB	6'0"	188	SO
38	Tom Wiesner T. Wiesner	RB	6'0"	201	JR
60	Richard Wittig R. Wittig	OL	6'0"	206	SO
27	Francis Young F. Young	QB	6'1"	189	JR
	Bob Zeman B. Zeman	RB
34	Edward Robert Zeman E. Robert Zeman	RB	6'1"	201	SR
68	Peter Zouvas P. Zouvas	OL	6'0"	200	SR

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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