Iowa State Cyclones

1956 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
Skip Allison S. Allison	DL	6'1"	195	JR
Ed Arndt E. Arndt	OL	5'10"	213	SO
Doug Baldwin D. Baldwin	RB	5'8"	190	SO
Jerry Bartelt J. Bartelt	DL	6'3"	210	JR
Jim Bellamy J. Bellamy	OL	6'0"	205	SO
Bob Bird B. Bird	OL	5'11"	195	JR
Dennis Blanchard D. Blanchard	DL	6'1"	190	SO
Grant Blaney G. Blaney	OL	6'0"	200	SR
Ron Bredeson R. Bredeson	OL	5'11"	196	SR
Dick Brus D. Brus	OL	6'3"	220	SO
Lyle Carlson L. Carlson	OL	6'1"	200	JR
Don Chartier D. Chartier	DL	6'4"	230	SO
Bob Davis B. Davis	RB	5'11"	182	SO
Jack Dee J. Dee	RB	5'10"	175	SR
Brian Dennis B. Dennis	DL	6'5"	190	SO
Jerry Donohue J. Donohue	DL	6'1"	192	JR
Jack Falter J. Falter	OL	6'3"	200	JR
Tom Ferrebee T. Ferrebee	DL	6'0"	189	SO
Bill Fogarty B. Fogarty	DL	5'11"	180	JR
Rich George R. George	OL	6'0"	200	SR
Gale Gibson G. Gibson	DL	6'3"	205	SO
Rex Giuntoli R. Giuntoli	OL	5'9"	205	JR
Jack Hansen J. Hansen	RB	6'0"	180	JR
Bob Harden B. Harden	RB	5'11"	175	SO
Howie Heinrich H. Heinrich	OL	6'0"	215	SO
Ron Henthorn R. Henthorn	DL	6'2"	195	SO
Bob Herbst B. Herbst	OL	6'2"	200	SO
Phil Hill P. Hill	QB	5'11"	184	SO
John Holdefer J. Holdefer	QB	5'10"	175	SR
Terry Ingram T. Ingram	QB	6'0"	180	SO
Bill Jensen B. Jensen	FB	5'11"	180	JR
Walt Kreimeyer W. Kreimeyer	FB	6'0"	170	SO
Jim Kudlinski J. Kudlinski	QB	6'0"	180	SO
Prentiss Lamont P. Lamont	RB	5'10"	180	SO
Jim Lary J. Lary	DL	5'10"	175	JR
Chuck Latting C. Latting	RB	6'1"	180	JR
Bob Lohrenz B. Lohrenz	FB	5'10"	195	SO
Ralph Losee R. Losee	OL	6'1"	196	SO
Charles Martin C. Martin	QB	6'5"	200	JR
Don Metcalf D. Metcalf	OL	6'5"	214	SO
Bob Meyer B. Meyer	DL	6'0"	195	JR
Chuck Muelhaupt C. Muelhaupt	OL	6'3"	208	SR
Dave Munger D. Munger	FB	5'10"	175	SO
John Murphy J. Murphy	OL	5'9"	215	SR
Mike O'Connor M. O'Connor	OL	6'0"	207	SO
Bill O'Neil B. O'Neil	DL	6'3"	200	SO
Ron Pohl R. Pohl	RB	6'0"	190	SO
Andris Poncius A. Poncius	OL	6'1"	210	SO
Frank Powell F. Powell	OL	6'1"	185	JR
Al Rickert A. Rickert	QB	6'2"	196	JR
Fred Rippel F. Rippel	RB	5'10"	164	SR
Ed Roberts E. Roberts	OL	6'5"	245	SO
Bill Robitaille B. Robitaille	DL	6'4"	218	SO
Don Rogers D. Rogers	RB	5'9"	177	JR
Erwin Sadanowicz E. Sadanowicz	RB	5'9"	167	SO
John Scheldrup J. Scheldrup	DL	6'4"	210	JR
Ron Schwartz R. Schwartz	DL	6'1"	195	JR
Paul Shupe P. Shupe	RB	5'11"	180	SR
Oliver Sparks O. Sparks	OL	6'2"	223	SR
Jim Stuelke J. Stuelke	DL	6'3"	193	SR
Charles Therkildsen C. Therkildsen	RB	6'1"	190	SO
Jack Tilles J. Tilles	OL	6'0"	195	JR
Jack Tyson J. Tyson	OL	6'3"	210	JR
Larry Van Werden L. Van Werden	DL	6'1"	190	SO
Max Wade M. Wade	DL	6'2"	190	JR
Marv Walter M. Walter	FB	6'0"	200	JR
Bob Wede B. Wede	DL	6'0"	200	JR
Ralph Yoder R. Yoder	OL	5'11"	200	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