1959 Football

5-5 overall · 3-3 Big Seven Sonny Grandelius

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1959 Receiving Statistics

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Receiving Statistics ▶ click player to expand game log

1,356 yds · 8 TDs · 10 games

Player

Pos

Rec

Yards

Avg

Yds/G

Gary Henson Yds Leader

201

18.3

20.1

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Oct 10	Kansas State	W 20-17	2	37	18.5	1	—
Oct 31	Missouri	W 21-20	3	49	16.3	—	—
Nov 7	Kansas	W 27-14	1	20	20.0	1	—
Nov 14	Nebraska	L 12-14	5	95	19.0	—	—
	Totals		11	201	18.3	2

Jerry Hillebrand

196

16.3

19.6

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Sep 26	Baylor	L 7-15	3	40	13.3	—	—
Oct 3	Oklahoma	L 12-42	2	58	29.0	—	—
Oct 10	Kansas State	W 20-17	1	36	36.0	—	—
Oct 24	Arizona	W 18-0	2	15	7.5	—	—
Oct 31	Missouri	W 21-20	3	37	12.3	1	—
Nov 7	Kansas	W 27-14	1	10	10.0	—	—
	Totals		12	196	16.3	1

Chuck McBride Rec Leader

189

11.8

18.9

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Sep 19	Washington	L 12-21	5	51	10.2	—	—
Sep 26	Baylor	L 7-15	3	51	17.0	—	—
Oct 3	Oklahoma	L 12-42	4	43	10.8	—	—
Oct 31	Missouri	W 21-20	1	5	5.0	—	—
Nov 7	Kansas	W 27-14	1	15	15.0	1	—
Nov 14	Nebraska	L 12-14	1	9	9.0	—	—
Nov 28	Air Force	W 15-7	1	15	15.0	—	—
	Totals		16	189	11.8	1

Don Maurer

171

15.5

—

17.1

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Sep 19	Washington	L 12-21	2	52	26.0	—	—
Oct 3	Oklahoma	L 12-42	3	48	16.0	—	—
Oct 10	Kansas State	W 20-17	3	42	14.0	—	—
Oct 17	Iowa State	L 0-27	1	9	9.0	—	—
Oct 24	Arizona	W 18-0	2	20	10.0	—	—
	Totals		11	171	15.5	—

Dave Rife

129

11.7

—

12.9

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Oct 10	Kansas State	W 20-17	3	54	18.0	—	—
Oct 17	Iowa State	L 0-27	1	-4	-4.0	—	—
Oct 24	Arizona	W 18-0	1	8	8.0	—	—
Oct 31	Missouri	W 21-20	1	34	34.0	—	—
Nov 7	Kansas	W 27-14	1	9	9.0	—	—
Nov 14	Nebraska	L 12-14	3	20	6.7	—	—
Nov 28	Air Force	W 15-7	1	8	8.0	—	—
	Totals		11	129	11.7	—

Jerry Steffen

119

8.5

11.9

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Sep 19	Washington	L 12-21	2	15	7.5	—	—
Oct 31	Missouri	W 21-20	4	12	3.0	—	—
Nov 7	Kansas	W 27-14	4	52	13.0	—	—
Nov 14	Nebraska	L 12-14	2	16	8.0	—	—
Nov 28	Air Force	W 15-7	2	24	12.0	1	—
	Totals		14	119	8.5	1

Chuck Weiss

7.6

9.1

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Sep 19	Washington	L 12-21	3	23	7.7	—	—
Sep 26	Baylor	L 7-15	3	25	8.3	—	—
Oct 31	Missouri	W 21-20	1	7	7.0	—	—
Nov 14	Nebraska	L 12-14	3	31	10.3	—	—
Nov 28	Air Force	W 15-7	2	5	2.5	1	—
	Totals		12	91	7.6	1

Bill Elkins

12.9

9.0

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Oct 31	Missouri	W 21-20	2	30	15.0	—	—
Nov 7	Kansas	W 27-14	3	32	10.7	1	—
Nov 14	Nebraska	L 12-14	1	15	15.0	—	—
Nov 28	Air Force	W 15-7	1	13	13.0	—	—
	Totals		7	90	12.9	1

Mel Semenko

9.2

—

4.6

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Sep 19	Washington	L 12-21	1	9	9.0	—	—
Oct 3	Oklahoma	L 12-42	1	11	11.0	—	—
Oct 10	Kansas State	W 20-17	1	11	11.0	—	—
Nov 28	Air Force	W 15-7	2	15	7.5	—	—
	Totals		5	46	9.2	—

Dave Garvin

5.7

—

3.4

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Sep 19	Washington	L 12-21	2	17	8.5	—	—
Sep 26	Baylor	L 7-15	4	17	4.3	—	—
	Totals		6	34	5.7	—

Dick Dickerson

13.5

—

2.7

Dave Bennett

11.0

—

2.2

Kirk Campbell

15.0

1.5

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Oct 3	Oklahoma	L 12-42	1	15	15.0	1	—
	Totals		1	15	15.0	1

John Watkins

13.0

—

1.3

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Oct 17	Iowa State	L 0-27	1	13	13.0	—	—
	Totals		1	13	13.0	—

Fred Purnell

9.0

—

0.9

Loren Schweninger

3.0

—

0.3

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Nov 28	Air Force	W 15-7	1	3	3.0	—	—
	Totals		1	3	3.0	—

Ted Woods

3.0

—

0.3

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Nov 14	Nebraska	L 12-14	1	3	3.0	—	—
	Totals		1	3	3.0	—

George Adams

-2

-2.0

—

-0.2

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Oct 3	Oklahoma	L 12-42	1	-2	-2.0	—	—
	Totals		1	-2	-2.0	—

Team Totals

115

1,356

11.8

135.6