South Carolina Gamecocks

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
72	Tommy Addison T. Addison	OL	6'3"	225	JR
31	Bobby Barrett B. Barrett	FB	6'0"	195	JR
82	Weems Baskin III W. Baskin III	TE	6'3"	200	SO
89	Eddie Beall E. Beall	TE	6'1"	200	SO
61	Luke Beasley L. Beasley	OL	6'1"	240	SR
11	Bobby Bunch B. Bunch	QB	6'0"	170	JR
70	Tony Byers T. Byers	OL	6'0"	200	SR
77	Sam DeLuca S. DeLuca	OL	6'2"	225	SR
85	Julius Derrick J. Derrick	TE	6'2"	205	JR
21	Frank Destino F. Destino	RB	5'10"	190	JR
20	King Dixon K. Dixon	RB	5'9"	165	SO
43	John Dorsett J. Dorsett	RB	5'10"	170	SO
62	Rich Ericsson R. Ericsson	OL	6'1"	210	SR
60	Bill Floyd B. Floyd	OL	6'0"	195	SR
84	Buddy Frick B. Frick	TE	6'4"	205	JR
64	Corky Gaines C. Gaines	OL	5'10"	210	SO
55	Tony Gialenios T. Gialenios	OL	6'5"	235	SO
75	Ted Girardeau T. Girardeau	OL	6'4"	240	SO
14	Jack Hall J. Hall	QB	6'0"	180	SR
78	Lamar Hammett L. Hammett	OL	6'2"	215	SO
41	Alex Hawkins A. Hawkins	RB	6'1"	175	SO
65	Charley Hoskins C. Hoskins	OL	6'1"	220	SO
33	Charlie Jackson C. Jackson	FB	5'11"	180	SO
52	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	OL	6'1"	210	JR
32	Don Johnson D. Johnson	FB	6'0"	190	JR
53	Dwight Keith Jr. D. Keith Jr.	OL	6'3"	210	SO
22	Heyward King H. King	RB	5'10"	170	JR
74	John Kompara J. Kompara	OL	6'2"	225	SO
80	Buddy Mayfield B. Mayfield	TE	6'3"	190	SO
69	Jimmy Merck J. Merck	OL	6'1"	200	SO
83	Buddy Nidiffer B. Nidiffer	TE	6'1"	180	JR
10	Mackie Prickett M. Prickett	QB	5'11"	180	SR
40	Billy Rivers B. Rivers	RB	6'0"	190	JR
24	Roddy Robbins R. Robbins	RB	5'10"	175	SR
73	Don Rogers D. Rogers	OL	6'2"	215	SO
50	Lawton Rogers L. Rogers	OL	6'1"	195	SO
44	Bunky Shore B. Shore	RB	5'10"	180	SR
34	Dan South D. South	FB	5'11"	190	SO
63	Homer Terrapin H. Terrapin	OL	6'1"	210	SO
71	Dick Theusen D. Theusen	OL	6'1"	215	JR
12	Sammy Vickers S. Vickers	QB	6'0"	170	JR
81	Bucky Walker B. Walker	TE	6'0"	195	SO
66	Nelson Weston N. Weston	OL	5'11"	205	JR
67	Tom Wezorek T. Wezorek	OL	6'0"	205	JR
76	Bill Yenco B. Yenco	OL	6'2"	230	SO

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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

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

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	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
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