#20 Colorado Buffaloes

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
41	Jim Aho J. Aho	QB	6'0"	180	SO
27	Ken Baker K. Baker		6'0"	182	SO
30	John Bayuk J. Bayuk	FB	6'1"	223	SR
34	Jack Becker J. Becker	FB	6'1"	202	JR
64	Vern Bjerkvold V. Bjerkvold	OL	6'0"	219	SO
25	Bob Boyer B. Boyer	RB	5'10"	155	JR
15	Monte Briddle M. Briddle		5'8"	164	JR
51	Charlie Brown C. Brown	OL	5'9"	206	SO
68	Larry Call L. Call	OL	6'2"	239	SO
81	Ed Clark E. Clark	DL	6'0"	200	SO
31	Leroy Clark L. Clark	FB	5'10"	190	SO
83	Frank Clarke F. Clarke	DL	6'0"	206	SR
10	Jim Comer J. Comer	RB	5'11"	178	SO
21	Howard Cook H. Cook	RB	5'11"	185	SO
11	Eddie Dove E. Dove	RB	6'2"	168	SO
44	Boyd Dowler B. Dowler	QB	6'4"	200	SO
28	Ray Engel R. Engel	RB	6'2"	190	SO
75	Tom Giek T. Giek	OL	6'0"	213	SR
71	Dick Golder D. Golder	OL	6'2"	227	SR
12	Dick Harkins D. Harkins	RB	5'8"	167	JR
26	Ralph Herbst R. Herbst	RB	6'0"	195	SO
72	Jack Himelwright J. Himelwright		6'3"	205	SO
52	Curt Hougland C. Hougland	OL	6'0"	204	SO
61	Arlin Hubka A. Hubka	OL	6'0"	205	JR
40	Dick Hyson D. Hyson	QB	6'1"	205	JR
23	Ellwyn Indorf E. Indorf	RB	5'11"	172	SO
67	Dave Jones D. Jones	OL	5'9"	214	SR
70	Charles Joslin C. Joslin	OL	6'0"	197	SR
84	Jerry Leahy J. Leahy	DL	6'3"	206	SR
54	Greg Lefferdink G. Lefferdink	OL	5'10"	195	SR
80	Les Lotz L. Lotz	DL	6'2"	193	SR
50	Jim McKim J. McKim	OL	5'11"	189	JR
88	Wally Merz W. Merz	DL	6'4"	215	SR
66	Bill Mondt B. Mondt	OL	5'11"	193	SO
42	Bud Morley B. Morley	QB	6'1"	195	JR
16	Bob Munson B. Munson	RB	6'1"	181	SO
85	Gary Nady G. Nady	DL	6'3"	180	JR
33	Sherman Pruit S. Pruit	FB	6'0"	192	SO
86	Ottis Rhodes O. Rhodes		6'0"	190	JR
73	Bob Salerno B. Salerno	OL	6'2"	210	SO
62	Vic Sanchez V. Sanchez	OL	5'11"	211	SO
76	Ken Schlagel K. Schlagel		6'3"	206	SR
17	Homer Scott H. Scott	RB	6'2"	198	JR
82	Bill Smilanic B. Smilanic	DL	6'1"	211	SO
77	Henry Smith H. Smith	OL	6'3"	219	SR
43	Jon Spolum J. Spolum	QB	6'0"	195	SO
79	Bob Stapp B. Stapp	OL	5'11"	187	JR
74	Dick Stapp D. Stapp	OL	6'0"	207	SR
78	Wayne Starks W. Starks	OL	6'3"	240	SO
20	Bob Stransky B. Stransky	RB	6'0"	176	JR
89	Bob Ten Eyck B. Ten Eyck	DL	6'2"	186	JR
55	Jim Uhlir J. Uhlir	OL	5'11"	200	SR
60	Howard Vest H. Vest	OL	6'1"	197	SR
14	Mel Warner M. Warner	RB	5'11"	180	JR
69	John Wooten J. Wooten	OL	6'2"	224	SO
22	Gene Worden G. Worden	RB	6'1"	188	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333