Homer Jenkins

HB · Colorado 1953-55 · #10

Hometown: La Junta, Colo.
High School: La Junta
Letters: 3 (1953-55)

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Hometown	Status
1953	10	/HB	La Junta, Colo.	Letterwinner
1954			La Junta, Colo.	Letterwinner
1955			La Junta, Colo.	Letterwinner

Passing

Season	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Rating	Sacked	Sk Yds
1953	9	26	34.6	163	3	5	86.9	—	—
1954	5	12	41.7	92	2	0	161.1	—	—
1955	14	35	40.0	209	2	2	97.6	—	—
Career	28	73	38.4	464	7	7	104.2	—	—

Game log (16 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Long	Rating	Sacked
1953
Sep 19, 1953	at Washington	W 21-20	2	6	33.3	66	2	0	—	235.7	—
Sep 26, 1953	Arizona	W 20-14	2	2	100.0	16	0	0	—	167.2	—
Oct 3, 1953	Missouri	L 16-27	3	11	27.3	80	1	2	—	82.0	—
Nov 14, 1953	at Nebraska	W 14-10	1	4	25.0	-1	0	1	—	-27.1	—
Nov 28, 1953	at Colorado State	W 13-7	1	3	33.3	2	0	2	—	-94.4	—
1954
Oct 2, 1954	at Kansas	W 27-0	1	1	100.0	44	1	0	—	799.6	—
Oct 9, 1954	at Arizona	W 40-18	2	3	66.7	29	1	0	—	257.9	—
Oct 23, 1954	Nebraska	L 6-20	1	4	25.0	14	0	0	—	54.4	—
Oct 30, 1954	Oklahoma	L 6-13	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
Nov 20, 1954	Kansas State	W 38-14	1	1	100.0	5	0	0	—	142.0	—
1955
Sep 24, 1955	Arizona	W 14-0	1	6	16.7	9	0	1	—	-4.1	—
Oct 1, 1955	Kansas	W 12-0	2	8	25.0	26	0	1	—	27.3	—
Oct 8, 1955	at Oregon	W 13-6	2	4	50.0	13	0	0	—	77.3	—
Oct 22, 1955	at Oklahoma	L 21-56	3	7	42.9	51	0	0	—	104.1	—
Oct 29, 1955	Missouri	L 12-20	3	7	42.9	68	1	0	—	171.6	—
Nov 5, 1955	Utah	W 37-7	3	3	100.0	42	1	0	—	327.6	—

Rushing

Season	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD
1953	65	—	—	183	2.8	3
1954	69	—	—	446	6.5	4
1955	60	—	—	293	4.9	3
Career	194	—	—	922	4.8	10

Game log (22 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD	Long
1953
Sep 19, 1953	at Washington	W 21-20	17	—	—	38	2.2	0	—
Sep 26, 1953	Arizona	W 20-14	18	—	—	39	2.2	2	—
Oct 3, 1953	Missouri	L 16-27	13	—	—	35	2.7	0	—
Oct 10, 1953	Kansas	L 21-27	1	—	—	2	2.0	0	—
Nov 28, 1953	at Colorado State	W 13-7	16	—	—	69	4.3	1	—
1954
Sep 18, 1954	Drake	W 61-0	13	—	—	158	12.2	2	—
Sep 25, 1954	Colorado State	W 46-0	8	—	—	37	4.6	1	—
Oct 2, 1954	at Kansas	W 27-0	11	—	—	68	6.2	0	—
Oct 9, 1954	at Arizona	W 40-18	14	—	—	108	7.7	0	—
Oct 16, 1954	at Iowa State	W 20-0	10	—	—	59	5.9	1	—
Oct 23, 1954	Nebraska	L 6-20	3	—	—	12	4.0	0	—
Oct 30, 1954	Oklahoma	L 6-13	2	—	—	-11	-5.5	0	—
Nov 6, 1954	at Missouri	T 19-19	3	—	—	17	5.7	0	—
Nov 13, 1954	at Utah	W 20-7	4	—	—	-1	-0.3	0	—
Nov 20, 1954	Kansas State	W 38-14	1	—	—	-1	-1.0	0	—
1955
Sep 24, 1955	Arizona	W 14-0	7	—	—	47	6.7	1	—
Oct 1, 1955	Kansas	W 12-0	15	—	—	58	3.9	0	—
Oct 8, 1955	at Oregon	W 13-6	14	—	—	75	5.4	1	—
Oct 15, 1955	at Kansas State	W 34-13	4	—	—	41	10.3	1	—
Oct 22, 1955	at Oklahoma	L 21-56	9	—	—	20	2.2	0	—
Oct 29, 1955	Missouri	L 12-20	6	—	—	13	2.2	0	—
Nov 5, 1955	Utah	W 37-7	5	—	—	39	7.8	0	—

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yds	Avg
1953	1	1	1.0
1954	2	20	10.0
Career	3	21	7.0

Game log (3 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1953
Sep 19, 1953	at Washington	W 21-20	1	1	1.0	0	—
1954
Nov 6, 1954	at Missouri	T 19-19	1	2	2.0	0	—
Nov 13, 1954	at Utah	W 20-7	1	18	18.0	0	—

Total Offense

Season	Rush	Rush Yds	Pass Att	Pass Yds	Plays	Total Yds	Avg	TD
1953	65	183	26	163	91	346	3.8	6
1954	69	446	12	92	81	538	6.6	6
1955	60	293	35	209	95	502	5.3	5
Career	194	922	73	464	267	1,386	5.2	17

All-Purpose Yards

Season	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	INT	FR	FGB	Total	TD
1953	183	1	16	59	12	—	—	271	3
1954	446	20	64	104	—	—	—	634	4
1955	293	—	40	89	10	—	—	432	3
Career	922	21	120	252	22	—	—	1,337	10

Scoring

Season	TD	Rush	Rec	Ret	FG	XP	2-Pt	Saf	Pts
1953	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	18
1954	4	4	—	—	—	4-7	—	—	28
1955	3	3	—	—	—	6-10	—	—	24
Career	10	10	—	—	—	10-17	—	—	70

Defense

Season	G	UT	AT	Tot	TFL	Yds	Sacks	Yds	FF	FR	INT	Yds	PBU	QBH	Blk	Saf
1953	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	12	—	—	—	—
1955	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	22	—	—	—	—

Punting

Season	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20	50+
1953	18	750	41.7	61	3	3
1954	8	314	39.3	50	2	1
1955	32	1,364	42.6	70	7	6
Career	58	2,428	41.9	70	12	10

Notes

Rosters for historical seasons currently reflect letterwinners; complete rosters are in progress.

A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.

Game-by-game statistics for seasons before 2007 reflect games where individual figures have been researched and may not include every game; season totals are official.