Nebraska Cornhuskers

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
61	Larry Adkins L. Adkins	OL	5'10"	200	SO
21	John Arnost J. Arnost	QB	6'0"	195	JR
54	Robert Berguin R. Berguin	OL	6'0"	195	SR
40	Claire Boroff C. Boroff	RB	5'7"	172	SO
35	Jerry Brown J. Brown	FB	5'11"	196	JR
80	Clarence Cook C. Cook	TE	6'4"	215	SO
31	Bennie Dillard B. Dillard	RB	5'7"	159	SO
70	Melvin Dohrman M. Dohrman	OL	5'10"	190	SO
87	William Edwards W. Edwards	TE	6'2"	185	JR
81	John Elacqua J. Elacqua	TE	6'3"	210	SO
24	Gordon Englert G. Englert	QB		172	SR
72	Ernest English E. English	OL	6'2"	215	SO
25	Don Erway D. Erway	QB		191	SR
71	Jack Fleming J. Fleming	OL	6'3"	225
41	William Dean Flock W. Dean Flock	RB	6'0"	165	SO
42	Leo George L. George	RB	5'11"	180	JR
47	William Greenlaw W. Greenlaw	RB	5'11"	192	SR
38	Gene Haman G. Haman	FB	6'0"	185	JR
27	George Harshman G. Harshman	QB	6'0"	185	JR
73	Joseph Hart J. Hart	OL	6'0"	205	JR
32	William Hawkins W. Hawkins	RB	6'2"	195	JR
88	Marlin Hilding M. Hilding	TE		190	JR
64	Don Hinkle D. Hinkle	OL	6'0"	195	SO
83	Stuart Howerter S. Howerter	TE		179	JR
63	Larry Jones L. Jones	OL	6'2"	200	JR
77	Lester Kampe L. Kampe	OL	6'0"	195	JR
50	Richard King R. King	OL	5'11"	195	SO
74	Max Kitzelman M. Kitzelman	OL	6'3"	230	SR
79	Dick Kleiber D. Kleiber	OL	6'3"	197	JR
65	Arthur Klein A. Klein	OL	6'0"	200	JR
75	Richard Klingaman R. Klingaman	OL	6'4"	218	SO
33	Roger Krhounek R. Krhounek	RB	5'11"	163	SO
82	Michael Lee M. Lee	TE	5'10"	185	SO
37	Richard Lehr R. Lehr	FB	5'7"	185	JR
51	Bob Lyall B. Lyall	OL	6'2"	205	JR
30	Lyle Martin L. Martin	RB	5'10"	165	JR
34	Dick McCashland D. McCashland	FB	5'11"	195	SO
84	Howard McVay H. McVay	TE	6'0"	190	SO
78	James Murphy J. Murphy	OL	5'11"	189	SR
45	Frank Nappi F. Nappi	RB	5'10"	177	JR
43	Larry Naviaux L. Naviaux	RB	6'0"	180	SO
76	Jerry Petersen J. Petersen	OL	6'2"	190	JR
44	Darrel Pinkston D. Pinkston	RB	5'11"	175	SO
85	Dick Prusia D. Prusia	TE	6'0"	180	JR
68	Franklin Reeves F. Reeves	OL	6'0"	185	JR
66	Donald Rhoda D. Rhoda	OL	6'2"	215	JR
67	Bill Ritner B. Ritner	OL		200	SO
86	Gene Sandage G. Sandage	TE	5'10"	177	JR
52	Guy Sapp G. Sapp	OL	6'2"	175	SO
46	Jerry Schoettger J. Schoettger	RB	5'9"	158	SO
22	Roy Stinnett R. Stinnett	QB	5'10"	175	SO
36	Douglas Thomas D. Thomas	RB	5'9"	175	JR
69	LaVerne Torczon L. Torczon	OL	6'2"	185	SR
89	Charles Tsoukalas C. Tsoukalas	TE	6'2"	200	SO
62	Jerry Wheeler J. Wheeler	OL		240	JR
56	Gene Wollenberg G. Wollenberg	OL	6'2"	195	JR
55	Dewain Wood D. Wood	TE	5'10"	175	JR
39	Jim Yeisley J. Yeisley	FB		190	SR

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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

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

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

517.0

516.6

514.0

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	9	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	3	.667
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	6	3	.667
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	7	.222
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	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
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	7	2	.778
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	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
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