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			Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Player	Pos	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Solo	Int	Sk
John Adams	T	1949	0	0	3	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Agajanian	K	1964	0	0	0	8	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Alberghini	G	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vito Ananis	HB-DB	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	0	0
Bill Anderson	DE	1945	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Audet	T	1948	0	0	2	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Bagarus	HB-DB	1948	1	0	2	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	98	343	1	80	1155	9		5
Ernie Barber	C-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Barbour	BB-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solon Barnett	T-G	1946	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Blackwell	HB-DB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Bonelli	B	1946	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	38	100	0	4	35	0		1
Gil Bouley	T-DT	1950	0	0	4	0	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	41	0
David Braden	G-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Brandau	C-G	1946	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Les Bruckner	FB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Brumley	WB	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	0	2	27	0
Carl Buda	G	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Glen Burgeis	T	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Campbell	T-LB-C-DB	1949	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garth Chamberlain	G	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Christman	QB	1950	0	0	4	0	61	504	1140	7294	58	76	85	-26	8	0	0	0
Joe Cibulas	T	1945	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Collins	QB	1945	0	0	0	0	3	3	17	43	0	2	10	13	0	0	0	0
Bernie Crimmins	G-HB-FB	1945	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jim Daniell	T	1946	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy deCorrevont	B	1949	0	0	1	0	49	8	19	155	2	2	75	233	1	21	417	2		10
Don Deeks	T-G	1948	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob DeFruiter	HB	1948	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	13	36	0	2	28	0		3
Bob deLauer	C	1946	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al DeMao	C-LB	1953	0	0	5	0	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		8
Carmine DePascal	E	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry DePaul	G	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck DeShane	B-G	1949	0	0	2	0	48	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	4	42	0		5
Babe Dimancheff	HB	1952	0	0	1	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	207	802	5	61	1086	10		2
John Doolan	HB-E	1948	0	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	22	59	0	10	95	0
Al Drulis	B	1947	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	13	49	0	6	49	0
Roger Eason	G	1949	0	0	2	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Eaton	T	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Eckl	T	1945	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Enich	G	1945	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Filipowicz	FB-BB	1946	0	0	2	0	21	0	2	0	0	0	55	145	2	11	133	2		4
Ralph Foster	T	1946	0	0	2	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Fox	E	1945	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	120	2
Ray Frankowski	G	1948	0	0	1	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Fritts	T	1945	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Len Frketich	T	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Gaffney	QB-HB	1946	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	26	90	0	7	85	1
Bob Garner	T	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Goodnight	E	1950	0	0	4	0	58	0	0	0	0	0	9	25	0	112	1967	15
Carl Grate	G	1945	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Greenwood	B	1947	0	0	3	0	33	1	1	27	0	0	196	744	10	12	121	0		6
Ted Grefe	E	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zip Hanna	G	1945	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Harding	C-LB	1949	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
Junie Hovious	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	6	22	46	373	4	5	22	-7	0	0	0	0
Jackie Hunt	FB	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Itzel	FB	1945	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	0	1	4	0		1
Edgar Jones	HB-DB	1949	0	0	2	0	44	3	9	83	0	0	297	1550	18	33	635	10		2
Ellis Jones	G-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abe Karnofsky	QB-HB-DB	1946	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	77	218	3	13	252	1		1
Tom Kearns	T	1946	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Keuper	B	1948	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	6	14	0	2	37	0		6
Frank Kimble	E	1945	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	0
Mike Klotovich	WB	1945	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	0	1	7	0
George Koch	HB	1947	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	49	250	1	1	10	0		3
John Kondrla	T	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Koniszewski	T	1948	0	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julie Koshlap	B	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Kring	LB	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Krol	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lazetich	G-LB	1950	0	0	2	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Reid Lennon	G-C-T	1947	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Len Levy	G	1948	0	0	2	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Lindahl	G-E	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	32	0
Al Lindow	B	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Lipscomb	T-DT	1954	0	4	9	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Jim Little	T	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lolotai	G	1949	0	0	3	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
John Lucente	FB-LB	1945	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	82	242	1	11	45	0
Nolan Luhn	E	1949	0	0	4	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	1525	13
Elmer Madarik	HB-WB	1948	0	0	2	0	23	7	14	104	1	0	31	48	1	10	113	0		4
Chet Maeda	HB-DB	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Manzo	T	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forrest Masterson	C-G	1945	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vince Mazza	E	1949	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	0		1
Ed McNamara	T	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Mergenthal	G	1946	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bus Mertes	B	1949	0	0	2	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	341	1277	6	19	182	2		1
Dick Mesak	T	1945	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Archie Milano	E	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Mitchell	HB-G	1946	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jack Morton	E-DE-DB	1947	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	62	1		1
Russ Mosley	HB	1946	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	1	16	49	0	1	10	0		2
Garvin Mugg	T	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Neal	MG-C-G-T	1951	0	1	1	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Nemeth	QB-HB	1947	0	0	0	0	26	7	30	86	0	2	5	11	0	0	0	0
Allen Nichols	FB	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0
Bob Norman	C	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Obeck	G	1946	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Odelli	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vince Oliver	QB	1945	0	0	0	0	3	4	10	22	0	0	11	-3	0	0	0	0
Al Olszewski	E	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	28	0
Leon Pense	BB	1945	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	32	0		3
Pete Perez	G	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pepper Petrella	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	33	0	0	0	0		1
George Phillips	LB	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Pierre	E	1945	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Postus	TB-DB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	73	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0
Lee Presley	FB-C	1945	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Frank Ramsey	T	1945	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lake Roberson	DE	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Robl	LB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Rogalla	FB	1945	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	22	0
Sal Rosato	FB	1947	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	159	620	4	9	131	1
Ralph Ruthstrom	B	1949	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	14	75	0	1	9	0		2
Dave Ryan	TB-HB	1948	0	0	1	0	28	86	198	1296	9	27	110	159	2	3	62	1		7
Jack Sachse	C-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Shaw	E	1950	0	1	3	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	1569	20
Ed Shedlosky	WB	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	11	0	2	15	0
Abe Shires	T	1945	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy Sikich	T	1945	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Smith	HB-DB-TB	1948	0	0	0	0	31	0	1	0	0	0	108	560	1	8	79	1
John Smith	T	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Smith	DB-QB	1945	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Snelling	FB-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0	0	0	0
Ross Sorce	T	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Speegle	C	1945	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Hal Springer	E	1945	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	63	0
Gil Steinke	HB	1948	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	66	267	2	11	209	3		7
Ed Stofko	TB-DB	1945	0	0	0	0	2	7	17	94	0	4	13	-16	0	0	0	0
Glen Stough	T	1945	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Szymanski	C	1949	0	0	1	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Damon Tassos	G	1949	0	0	4	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5
Jim Thomason	WB	1945	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	0	1	6	0
Sid Tinsley	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0		1
Army Tomaini	T	1945	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Vucinich	C	1945	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buss Warren	TB-HB	1945	0	0	0	0	9	36	92	368	0	10	96	285	2	1	-1	0		1
Bob Waterfield	QB	1952	3	2	6	0	91	814	1617	11849	97	128	75	21	13	3	19	0		20
Jim Watson	C	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Watt	HB-DB	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	0	1	22	0
Dick Weber	TB	1945	0	0	0	0	3	6	22	70	0	5	7	10	0	0	0	0
Pat West	FB	1948	0	0	2	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	105	457	3	4	35	0		1
Joe Winkler	C	1945	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jim Worden	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0
Bob Zimny	T	1949	0	0	2	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Zirinsky	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0

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