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The Top Ranked D1
Independent Football Players of the 1960s
Notes: The rankings are based on college stats.
What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.
Ranking Explanation
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
Pos |
College |
|
1 |
Ernie Davis |
RB |
Syracuse |
|
2 |
Roger Staubach |
QB |
Navy |
|
3 |
Joe Bellino |
RB |
Navy |
|
4 |
John Huarte |
QB |
Notre Dame |
|
5 |
Terry Baker |
QB |
Oregon St. |
|
6 |
Terry Hanratty |
QB |
Notre Dame |
|
7 |
Nick Eddy |
RB |
Notre Dame |
|
8 |
Larry Csonka |
RB |
Syracuse |
|
9 |
Ted Kwalick |
TE |
Penn St. |
|
10 |
Floyd Little |
RB |
Syracuse |
|
11 |
George Mira |
QB |
Miami |
|
12 |
Ted Hendricks |
DL |
Miami |
|
13 |
Mike Reid |
DL |
Penn St. |
|
14 |
Jack Snow |
E |
Notre Dame |
|
15 |
Kim Hammond |
QB |
Florida St. |
|
16 |
Mike Ditka |
E |
Pitt |
|
17 |
Mike McCoy |
DL |
Notre Dame |
|
18 |
Terry Issacson |
RB |
Air Force |
|
19 |
Ron Sellers |
WR |
Florida St. |
|
20 |
Dennis Onkotz |
LB |
Penn St. |
|
21 |
Frank Loria |
DB |
Virginia Tech |
|
22 |
Kevin Hardy |
DL |
Notre Dame |
|
23 |
Bill Miller |
E |
Miami |
|
24 |
Mel Renfro |
RB |
Oregon |
|
25 |
Jim Lynch |
LB |
Notre Dame |
|
26 |
Tom Regner |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
27 |
Tom Schoen |
DB |
Notre Dame |
|
28 |
Vern Burke |
E |
Oregon St. |
|
29 |
Alex Kroll |
OL |
Rutgers |
|
30 |
Bill Bridges |
OL |
Houston |
|
31 |
Dick Arrington |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
32 |
Ed Weisacosky |
DL |
Miami |
|
33 |
Fred Biletnikoff |
E |
Florida St. |
|
34 |
Gary Bugenhagen |
OL |
Syracuse |
|
35 |
Glenn Ressler |
OL |
Penn St. |
|
36 |
Jim Breland |
OL |
Georgia Tech |
|
37 |
Mike Widger |
LB |
Virginia Tech |
|
38 |
Nick Rassas |
DB |
Notre Dame |
|
39 |
Paul Martha |
RB |
Pitt |
|
40 |
Phil Olsen |
DL |
Utah St. |
|
41 |
Rich Stotter |
OL |
Houston |
|
42 |
Tom Beier |
DB |
Miami |
|
43 |
Harry Schuh |
OL |
Memphis |
|
44 |
Pat Killorin |
OL |
Syracuse |
|
45 |
Ray McDonald |
RB |
Idaho |
|
46 |
Jim Seymour |
E |
Notre Dame |
|
47 |
Carl Crennel |
DL |
West Virginia |
|
48 |
George Foussekis |
DL |
Virginia Tech |
|
49 |
Steve Barnett |
OL |
Oregon |
|
50 |
Tony Kyasky |
DB |
Syracuse |
|
51 |
Al Vanderbush |
OL |
Army |
|
52 |
Alan Page |
DL |
Notre Dame |
|
53 |
Bill Budness |
OL |
Boston U. |
|
54 |
Bill Cronin |
DL |
Boston College |
|
55 |
Bill Curry |
LB |
Georgia Tech |
|
56 |
Bob Lehman |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
57 |
Bob Olson |
LB |
Notre Dame |
|
58 |
Charles Brooks |
E |
Memphis |
|
59 |
Dave Robinson |
E |
Penn St. |
|
60 |
Del Williams |
OL |
Florida St. |
|
61 |
Dick Nowak |
OL |
Army |
|
62 |
Ed Adamchik |
OL |
Pitt |
|
63 |
Elmo Wright |
E |
Houston |
|
64 |
Ernie Borghetti |
OL |
Pitt |
|
65 |
George Kunz |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
66 |
Gerry Bussell |
DB |
Georgia Tech |
|
67 |
Greg Mather |
E |
Navy |
|
68 |
Jim Carroll |
LB |
Notre Dame |
|
69 |
Jim Kelly |
E |
Notre Dame |
|
70 |
Jim Pilot |
RB |
New Mexico St. |
|
71 |
John Battle |
DL |
Georgia Tech |
|
72 |
Marty Schottenheimer |
LB |
Pitt |
|
73 |
Myron Pottios |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
74 |
Nick Buoniconti |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
75 |
Paul Gipson |
RB |
Houston |
|
76 |
Roger Kochman |
RB |
Penn St. |
|
77 |
Tom Myers |
RB |
Syracuse |
|
78 |
Townsend Clarke |
LB |
Army |
|
79 |
Fred Carr |
LB |
UTEP |
|
80 |
Warren McVea |
RB |
Houston |
|
81 |
Al Atkinson |
DL |
Villanova |
|
82 |
Bill Dow |
DL |
Navy |
|
83 |
Bill Staley |
DL |
Utah St. |
|
84 |
Bill Wolski |
RB |
Notre Dame |
|
85 |
Bill Zadel |
OL |
Army |
|
86 |
Bob DeMarco |
OL |
Dayton |
|
87 |
Bob Hyland |
OL |
Boston College |
|
88 |
Charles Sieminsky |
OL |
Penn St. |
|
89 |
Charley Jarvis |
RB |
Army |
|
90 |
Charlie Brown |
DB |
Syracuse |
|
91 |
Charlie West |
DB |
UTEP |
|
92 |
Dale McCullers |
LB |
Florida St. |
|
93 |
Daryle Lamonica |
QB |
Notre Dame |
|
94 |
Dick Swatland |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
95 |
Eddie Wilson |
QB |
Arizona |
|
96 |
Eric Crabtree |
DB |
Pitt |
|
97 |
Fred Mautino |
E |
Syracuse |
|
98 |
Gary Steele |
E |
Army |
|
99 |
Gene McDowell |
OL |
Florida St. |
|
100 |
George Goeddeke |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
101 |
Henry King |
DB |
Utah St. |
|
102 |
Hugh Campbell |
E |
Washington St. |
|
103 |
Jack Shinholser |
DL |
Florida St. |
|
104 |
Jim Bohl |
RB |
New Mexico St. |
|
105 |
Jim Freeman |
OL |
Navy |
|
106 |
Jim Riley |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
107 |
Jim Whalen |
E |
Boston College |
|
108 |
John Pergine |
LB |
Notre Dame |
|
109 |
Johnny Peacock |
DB |
Houston |
|
110 |
Ken Hebert |
E |
Houston |
|
111 |
Larry Conjar |
RB |
Notre Dame |
|
112 |
Larry Vignall |
OL |
Pitt |
|
113 |
Lenny Snow |
RB |
Georgia Tech |
|
114 |
Mercury Morris |
RB |
West Texas A&M |
|
115 |
Mike McGill |
LB |
Notre Dame |
|
116 |
Neal Smith |
DB |
Penn St. |
|
117 |
Neal Starkey |
DB |
Air Force |
|
118 |
Pete Duranko |
DL |
Notre Dame |
|
119 |
Pete Pedro |
RB |
West Texas A&M |
|
120 |
Ray Norton |
DL |
Boston U. |
|
121 |
Rob Taylor |
E |
Navy |
|
122 |
Robert Mitinger |
E |
Penn St. |
|
123 |
Rock Perdoni |
DL |
Georgia Tech |
|
124 |
Tony Carey |
DB |
Notre Dame |
|
125 |
Art Thoms |
DL |
Syracuse |
|
126 |
Bob Bouley |
OL |
Boston College |
|
127 |
Bruce Taylor |
DB |
Boston U. |
|
128 |
Charlie Pittman |
RB |
Penn St. |
|
129 |
Ernie Jennings |
E |
Air Force |
|
130 |
Jim Braxton |
RB |
West Virginia |
|
131 |
Jim Strong |
RB |
Houston |
|
132 |
John Shinners |
OL |
Xavier |
|
133 |
Ken Johnson |
LB |
Army |
|
134 |
Larry DiNardo |
OL |
Notre Dame |
|
135 |
Manny Rodriguez |
OL |
New Mexico St. |
|
136 |
Ralph Cindrich |
LB |
Pitt |
|
137 |
Steve Smear |
DL |
Penn St. |
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