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1959 Football

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1,331 yds · 13 TDs · 10 games · 133.1 yds/gm
# Player Pos Cl Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Yds/G
20 Dave Rife Leader 96 — — 275 2.9 2 27.5
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 9 — — 3 0.3 0 —
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 8 — — 28 3.5 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 17 — — 58 3.4 1 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 13 — — 38 2.9 1 —
Nov 7 Kansas W 27-14 16 — — 42 2.6 0 —
Nov 14 Nebraska L 12-14 13 — — 30 2.3 0 —
Nov 28 Air Force W 15-7 20 — — 76 3.8 0 —
Totals 96 0 0 275 2.9 2
Chuck Weiss 56 — — 196 3.5 1 19.6
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 6 — — 7 1.2 0 —
Sep 26 Baylor L 7-15 5 — — 8 1.6 0 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 6 — — 15 2.5 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 6 — — 17 2.8 1 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 5 — — 10 2.0 0 —
Nov 7 Kansas W 27-14 11 — — 45 4.1 0 —
Nov 14 Nebraska L 12-14 8 — — 69 8.6 0 —
Nov 28 Air Force W 15-7 9 — — 25 2.8 0 —
Totals 56 0 0 196 3.5 1
Don Maurer 58 — — 194 3.3 2 19.4
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 4 — — 8 2.0 1 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 9 — — 35 3.9 1 —
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 14 — — 39 2.8 0 —
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 8 — — 20 2.5 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 10 — — 57 5.7 0 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 2 — — 1 0.5 0 —
Nov 7 Kansas W 27-14 11 — — 34 3.1 0 —
Totals 58 0 0 194 3.3 2
Jerry Steffen 58 — — 179 3.1 1 17.9
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 8 — — 18 2.3 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 5 — — -3 -0.6 0 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 4 — — 3 0.8 0 —
Nov 7 Kansas W 27-14 10 — — 17 1.7 0 —
Nov 14 Nebraska L 12-14 12 — — 72 6.0 1 —
Nov 28 Air Force W 15-7 19 — — 72 3.8 0 —
Totals 58 0 0 179 3.1 1
10 Gale Weidner 49 — — 105 2.1 5 10.5
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 3 — — -12 -4.0 0 —
Sep 26 Baylor L 7-15 5 — — 6 1.2 1 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 4 — — 4 1.0 0 —
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 12 — — 67 5.6 2 —
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 4 — — -5 -1.3 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 6 — — 32 5.3 0 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 6 — — -6 -1.0 1 —
Nov 14 Nebraska L 12-14 2 — — 9 4.5 1 —
Nov 28 Air Force W 15-7 7 — — 10 1.4 0 —
Totals 49 0 0 105 2.1 5
31 Loren Schweninger 28 — — 98 3.5 1 9.8
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 1 — — 7 7.0 0 —
Sep 26 Baylor L 7-15 1 — — 1 1.0 0 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 1 — — 1 1.0 0 —
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 8 — — 28 3.5 0 —
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 6 — — 24 4.0 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 1 — — 7 7.0 0 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 3 — — 14 4.7 0 —
Nov 7 Kansas W 27-14 3 — — 9 3.0 1 —
Nov 28 Air Force W 15-7 4 — — 7 1.8 0 —
Totals 28 0 0 98 3.5 1
Fred Purnell 16 — — 65 4.1 0 6.5
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 6 — — 33 5.5 0 —
Sep 26 Baylor L 7-15 6 — — 17 2.8 0 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 1 — — 0 0.0 0 —
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 1 — — 3 3.0 0 —
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 2 — — 12 6.0 0 —
Totals 16 0 0 65 4.1 0
43 Reed Johnson 20 — — 53 2.7 0 5.3
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 6 — — 17 2.8 0 —
Sep 26 Baylor L 7-15 8 — — 8 1.0 0 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 6 — — 28 4.7 0 —
Totals 20 0 0 53 2.7 0
Dave Garvin 22 — — 49 2.2 0 4.9
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 3 — — 5 1.7 0 —
Sep 26 Baylor L 7-15 16 — — 43 2.7 0 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 3 — — 1 0.3 0 —
Totals 22 0 0 49 2.2 0
Ted Woods 13 — — 47 3.6 0 4.7
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 1 — — 4 4.0 0 —
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 4 — — 11 2.8 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 5 — — 24 4.8 0 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 2 — — 6 3.0 0 —
Nov 14 Nebraska L 12-14 1 — — 2 2.0 0 —
Totals 13 0 0 47 3.6 0
Dave Bennett 7 — — 25 3.6 0 2.5
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 26 Baylor L 7-15 1 — — 3 3.0 0 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 1 — — -4 -4.0 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 5 — — 26 5.2 0 —
Totals 7 0 0 25 3.6 0
Dick Dickerson 10 — — 22 2.2 0 2.2
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 3 — — 10 3.3 0 —
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 7 — — 12 1.7 0 —
Totals 10 0 0 22 2.2 0
Marvin Oliver 8 — — 17 2.1 0 1.7
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 6 — — 13 2.2 0 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 2 — — 4 2.0 0 —
Totals 8 0 0 17 2.1 0
11 Frank Montera 10 — — 12 1.2 0 1.2
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 2 — — -2 -1.0 0 —
Oct 3 Oklahoma L 12-42 2 — — 7 3.5 0 —
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 2 — — 6 3.0 0 —
Nov 7 Kansas W 27-14 2 — — 8 4.0 0 —
Nov 28 Air Force W 15-7 2 — — -7 -3.5 0 —
Totals 10 0 0 12 1.2 0
44 Nick Counter 6 — — 10 1.7 1 1.0
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 5 — — 10 2.0 1 —
Oct 31 Missouri W 21-20 1 — — 0 0.0 0 —
Totals 6 0 0 10 1.7 1
George Adams 2 — — 5 2.5 0 0.5
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 1 — — 2 2.0 0 —
Oct 24 Arizona W 18-0 1 — — 3 3.0 0 —
Totals 2 0 0 5 2.5 0
Tony Reed 1 — — 1 1.0 0 0.1
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 1 — — 1 1.0 0 —
Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 0
Ben Senger 1 — — -4 -4.0 0 -0.4
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 1 — — -4 -4.0 0 —
Totals 1 0 0 -4 -4.0 0
14 Joe Dowler 11 — — -18 -1.6 0 -1.8
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 19 Washington L 12-21 1 — — -7 -7.0 0 —
Oct 10 Kansas State W 20-17 2 — — -14 -7.0 0 —
Oct 17 Iowa State L 0-27 5 — — -6 -1.2 0 —
Nov 7 Kansas W 27-14 3 — — 9 3.0 0 —
Totals 11 0 0 -18 -1.6 0
Team Totals 472 — — 1,331 2.8 13 133.1
Notes
A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.