Alabama Crimson Tide

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
87	Willie Beck W. Beck	DL	6'2"	190	SO
85	Ralph Blalock R. Blalock	DL	6'2"	195	SO
67	Robert Bookmeier R. Bookmeier	OL	6'1"	202	SO
88	Baxter Booth B. Booth	DL	6'2"	190	SO
31	Jim Bowdoin J. Bowdoin	RB	6'1"	175	SR
51	Bill Brooks B. Brooks	OL	6'0"	191	SR
34	Marshall Brown M. Brown	RB	6'0"	175	JR
64	Phil Clark P. Clark	OL	5'11"	190	SO
23	Don Comstock D. Comstock	RB	6'1"	190	JR
75	Jim Cunningham J. Cunningham	OL	6'2"	198	SR
30	Carroll Daniel C. Daniel	RB	5'11"	174	JR
53	Benny Dempsey B. Dempsey	OL	6'1"	195	SO
78	Roy Forbus R. Forbus	OL	6'3"	186	JR
72	Glen Graham G. Graham	OL	6'0"	195	JR
86	Don Grammer D. Grammer	DL	6'1"	190	SO
80	Charley Gray C. Gray	DL	6'1"	190	SO
61	Don Holcomb D. Holcomb	OL	6'1"	210	SR
84	Dodd Holt D. Holt	DL	6'1"	190	SO
21	Bobby Jackson B. Jackson	RB	6'1"	180	SO
81	Henry Johnston H. Johnston	DL	6'2"	190	JR
42	Max Kelley M. Kelley	FB	6'1"	195	SR
40	Don Kinderknecht D. Kinderknecht	FB	5'11"	195	JR
89	Jerry Lambert J. Lambert	DL	6'0"	190	SR
20	Jim Loftin J. Loftin	RB	6'3"	201	JR
65	Gerald Maxwell G. Maxwell	OL	6'1"	194	JR
12	Jim Mayben J. Mayben	QB	5'11"	170	SO
32	Jerry McBee J. McBee	RB	5'10"	185	JR
79	Dale Mitchell D. Mitchell	OL	6'6"	265	JR
33	Tommy Mosley T. Mosley	RB	5'9"	165	SO
71	Sid Neighbors S. Neighbors	OL	6'1"	221	SO
13	Charles Nelson C. Nelson	QB	6'0"	181	SO
83	Don Owens D. Owens	DL	6'1"	200	SO
41	Ed Pharo E. Pharo	FB	5'10"	180	SR
60	Doug Potts D. Potts	OL	6'2"	216	SR
66	Billy Rains B. Rains	OL	5'11"	205	SO
82	Pete Reeves P. Reeves	DL	5'11"	175	SO
50	Kenneth Roberts K. Roberts	OL	6'0"	200	SO
22	George Salem G. Salem	RB	6'0"	210	SO
77	Arthur Scott A. Scott	OL	6'2"	220	JR
70	Dave Sington D. Sington	OL	6'1"	215	SO
44	Bobby Sirmon B. Sirmon	FB	6'0"	190	SO
24	Bobby Smith B. Smith	RB	6'1"	178	SO
52	John Snoderly J. Snoderly	OL	6'0"	190	SR
68	Charles Spano C. Spano	OL	5'11"	220	JR
76	Wes Thompson W. Thompson	OL	6'1"	231	SR
63	Cecil Thornton C. Thornton	OL	6'2"	210	SO
74	Roy Vickery R. Vickery	OL	6'3"	218	JR
11	Clay Walls C. Walls	QB	6'0"	168	JR
62	Grover Whaley G. Whaley	OL	5'11"	200	SO
43	Danny Wilbanks D. Wilbanks	FB	6'0"	185	SO
10	Jim Woodward J. Woodward	QB	5'10"	175	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

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