GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL

Gopher Football 1996 Roster (By Position)

No. Name Pos. Elg. Ht. Wt. Ltrs. Hometown
5 Cockerham, Billy QB Fr* 6-2 209 0 Clayton, CA (Skyline)
11 Jones, Rob QB Sr* 6-2 223 0 Cincinnati, OH (Oak Hills)
14 Persby, Andy QB Fr 6-3 210 0 North St. Paul, MN (Hill-Murray)
18 Rackley, Derek QB Fr* 6-5 231 0 Apple Valley, MN
17 Sauter, Cory QB Jr* 6-5 226 1 Hutchinson, MN
13 Wynn III, Spergon QB Fr* 6-4 225 0 Houston, TX (Episcopal)
26 Anders, Chris RB Fr* 5-10 188 0 Brooklyn Park, MN (Park Center)
36 Evans, Byron RB Fr* 5-11 209 0 Texas City, TX (La Marque)
12 Hamner, Thomas RB Fr* 6-0 180 0 Hamilton, OH
21 Jackson, Javon RB Jr* 6-0 195 2 Newport News, VA (Ferguson)
32 Watson, Tommy RB Sr* 6-1 223 0 Denver, CO (J.K. Mullen)
34 Webb III, Verdis RB Fr* 5-8 193 0 Maplewood, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
19 Anderson, Tom SB Fr* 5-8 163 0 Eden Prairie, MN
1 Atwell, Tutu SB Jr 5-9 165 2 Miami, FL (Miami Senior)
24 Barnes, Kahlen FL So* 6-1 201 0 Brooklyn Park, MN (Park Center)
8 Dimmy, Keith SE So* 6-2 170 0 Columbus, OH (Eastmoor)
6 Harvey, Derrick SB Jr* 5-10 186 0 Akron, OH (Buchtel)
88 Hubbard, Ryan SE Jr* 6-2 207 1 Jensen Beach, FL (Martin County)
3 Hutton, Lee FL So* 5-10 165 0 Dickinson, TX (La Marque)
29 Leverson, Luther WR Fr 6-0 170 0 Miami, FL (Northwestern)
44 Myers III, Lyman SB Fr* 5-7 168 0 Hopkins, MN
9 Nelson, Greg FL Jr 6-2 206 2 Dallas, TX (Skyline)
4 Thelwell, Ryan SE Jr 6-2 200 2 London, Ontario, Canada (Catholic Central)
30 Wyrick, Jimmy SB Fr* 5-9 172 0 De Soto, TX
87 Duerr, Troy TE So* 6-4 268 1 Buffalo, MN
84 Hass, Alex TE Fr* 6-6 245 0 St. Peter, MN
99 Hypolite, Vincent TE Sr* 6-1 231 1 Texas City, TX (La Marque)
80 Kratochvil, Paul TE Sr 6-4 246 3 New Prague, MN
89 Tangen, Mark TE Sr* 6-3 245 3 Oakdale, MN (Concordia Academy)
82 Wasurick, Bo TE So* 6-3 224 0 DePere, WI (Notre Dame Academy)
71 Brooks, Gann OT Sr* 6-8 300 2 Alvarado, TX
69 Elizondo, James OT Jr* 6-4 283 0 Round Rock, TX
76 Gail, Jim OT So* 6-6 281 0 Avon, MN (Albany)
64 Glime, Luke OT Jr* 6-4 290 0 Bemidji, MN
65 Herkenhoff, Luke OT Jr* 6-5 290 1 Albany, MN
73 Hoffarth, Kris OT Fr* 6-5 295 0 St. Paul, MN (Johnson)
79 Larson, Erik OT Fr 6-5 240 0 Cambridge, MN
68 Lindgren, Erik OT Jr* 6-5 281 0 Minneapolis, MN (St. Anthony)
75 Turek, Troy OT Fr 6-6 295 0 Sun Prairie, WI
78 Albrecht, Jon OG So* 6-5 300 1 Springfield, IL (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
74 Baldauf, Jeff OG Jr* 6-6 308 0 Sun Prairie, WI
60 Bergstrom, Chris OG Sr* 6-4 303 1 Warroad, MN
77 Hau, Pat OG Fr* 6-5 298 0 Edina, MN
63 Socha, Tim OG So* 6-6 305 1 Green Bay, WI (Ashwaubenon)
67 Tiaden, Ryan OG Fr* 6-3 279 0 Blaine, MN (Minnehaha Academy)
92 Von Behren, Theron OG Fr* 6-5 275 0 South St. Paul, MN
70 Hamilton, Ben C Fr 6-4 233 0 Plymouth, MN (Wayzata)
62 James, Gregg C Jr* 6-4 285 1 Clinton Township, MI (Chippewa Valley)
61 Zander, Jason C Fr* 6-5 275 0 Sun Prairie, WI
51 Akbar, Ogun NG Sr* 6-3 240 3 Dallas, TX (Bryan Adams)
91 Baylor, Raymond DT Jr* 6-2 280 1 Houston, TX (Willowridge)
98 Cernoch, Mike DT Fr 6-6 242 0 Burnsville, MN
41 Cross, Mark NG Jr 6-3 247 2 Milwaukee, WI (John Marshall)
59 Davis, Jerome DT Sr* 6-5 262 3 Detroit, MI (Chadsey)
97 Elliott, Jerome DT So 6-5 265 0 Lakeview Terrace, CA (LA Valley CC)
96 Haayer, Adam DT Fr 6-5 237 0 Wyoming, MN (Forest Lake)
95 Michals, Jon DT Fr* 6-4 244 0 Oak Creek, WI
94 Rawlings, Josh DT Fr* 6-5 286 0 Fort Gratiot, MI (Port Huron Northern)
58 Richard, Antoine DT So* 6-4 282 1 Houston, TX (Alief Hastings)
79 Russ, Dyron NG Fr* 6-2 290 0 Milwaukee, WI (Oak Creek)
55 Watson, Dave NG So* 6-5 249 1 Bloomington, MN (Jefferson)
90 Aitkin, Tony LB Jr* 6-4 219 0 Apple Valley, MN (Rosemount)
52 Braaten, Luke LB Fr* 6-4 223 0 Litchfield, MN
50 Dalton, Donny LB Jr 6-0 230 1 Fontana, CA (Mount San Antonio CC)
48 Hoffman, Sean LB Fr 6-3 230 0 Fargo, ND (North)
85 Johnson, Mike LB Fr* 6-0 195 0 Slayton, MN
39 Kaiser, Ray LB Jr* 6-2 204 0 St. Paul Park, MN (Park)
49 Langford, Ben LB Sr* 6-2 225 3 Duluth, GA (Norcross)
14 Moore, Dan LB Jr* 6-3 190 0 Cold Spring, MN (Rocori)
57 Pearson, Nate LB Fr* 6-3 218 0 Hutchinson, MN
46 Smith, Rufus LB So* 6-2 232 1 Miami Springs, FL
66 Tallman, Jim LB Sr* 5-10 207 0 Mondovi, WI
53 Venturine, Ryan LB So 6-3 230 0 Westlake Village, CA (LA Valley CC)
15 Williams, Don LB Sr* 6-2 199 3 New Orleans, LA (De La Salle)
56 Williams, Lamanzer LB Jr* 6-4 258 2 Ypsilanti, MI (Willow Run)
37 Williams, Parc LB So* 6-3 233 1 Zumbrota, MN (Zumbrota-Mazeppa)
16 Wimberger, Jude LB Fr* 6-2 220 0 Fon du Lac (L.P. Goodrich)
28 Grate, Tim LB/P So* 5-11 196 0 Miami Springs, FL
40 Barrett, Michael CB Fr* 5-11 165 0 Arlington, TX (Sam Houston)
25 Blayne, Terrance CB Sr 5-11 195 3 Missouri City, TX (Willowridge)
83 Dettman, Spencer CB Fr* 5-11 162 0 Green Bay, WI (West)
24 Goring, Daryl CB Fr 5-10 186 0 West Palm Beach, FL (Palm Beach Lakes)
47 Moberg, Eric CB So* 5-11 177 0 Hibbing, MN
43 Moore, Mari CB So 6-1 170 1 San Antonio, TX (Judson)
20 Rogers, Fred CB Fr* 5-10 170 0 Hamilton, OH
2 Scruggs, Craig CB So* 5-9 170 1 Dallas, TX (Skyline)
48 Borboa, Kayne FS Fr* 5-10 177 0 Larimore, ND
42 Early, Rishon FS Sr* 6-1 170 3 Houston, TX (Episcopal)
29 Hagman, Jason FS So* 6-1 179 0 Austin, MN
16 Harden, Mike FS Fr 6-2 190 0 Fort Lauderdale, FL (Piper)
23 Jordan, Crawford FS Jr* 5-10 188 2 Fort Worth, TX (Western Hills)
22 Carter, Tyrone SS Fr 5-9 172 0 Pampano Beach, FL (Ely)
7 Heath, Rodney SS Sr 5-10 170 3 Cincinnati, OH (Western Hills)
38 McMenomy, Sean SS Sr* 5-11 177 1 Rosemount, MN
19 Bailey, Adam PK So* 5-10 187 0 Burnsville, MN
33 McManus, Erin PK So* 5-9 183 0 Dresser, WI (St. Croix Falls)
26 Kemph, Steve P Fr 6-1 185 0 Chicago, IL (Mt. Carmel)
35 Rindels, Ryan P Fr* 5-11 162 0 Coon Rapids, MN (Anoka)
* indicates a player who has used a redshirt season

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