Arizona Wildcats

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
25	Gove Allen G. Allen	RB	6'1"	170	SR
76	Doug Allred D. Allred	OL	6'1"	210	SR
75	Clarence Anderson C. Anderson	OL	6'3"	205	SR
44	Pete Arrigoni P. Arrigoni	RB	6'0"	195	SR
54	Nick Balich N. Balich	OL	5'11"	205	SO
45	Don Beasley D. Beasley	FB	5'9"	195	SR
46	Don Bowerman D. Bowerman	FB	6'0"	195	SR
61	Ed Brown E. Brown	OL	6'2"	210	JR
35	Dalton Cole D. Cole	WR	5'11"	160	SR
85	Gary Cropper G. Cropper	TE	6'0"	170	SO
82	Rifton Curtis R. Curtis	TE	5'11"	190	SO
78	Jack Davis J. Davis	OL	6'2"	210	JR
72	John Duran J. Duran	OL	6'0"	200	SO
55	Duane Foremaster D. Foremaster	OL	6'1"	204	SO
	Sal Gonzalez S. Gonzalez	RB
50	Paul Hatcher P. Hatcher	OL	6'2"	215	SR
	Carl Hazlett C. Hazlett	RB
38	Ralph Hunsaker R. Hunsaker	QB	6'2"	180	SO
71	Jim Knez J. Knez	OL	6'0"	200	SO
62	Pete Kotchou P. Kotchou	OL	5'6"	180	SO
81	Jim Kuinius J. Kuinius	DL	5'11"	175	FR
40	Don Kulpaca D. Kulpaca	FB	6'0"	190	JR
21	Gene Leek G. Leek	FB	5'11"	185	SO
22	Art Luppino A. Luppino	RB	5'9"	170	SR
29	Ray Martin R. Martin	RB	5'8"	160	SO
63	Keith Matyas K. Matyas	OL	5'10"	195	FR
28	Jim McGuire J. McGuire	RB	5'10"	180	SO
83	Charles Orsi C. Orsi	TE	6'0"	190	SO
27	Billy Overall B. Overall	RB	5'8"	160	SO
89	Mark Owen M. Owen	TE	6'0"	180	SR
	Willie Peete W. Peete	WR
73	Alan Polley A. Polley	OL	6'1"	190	JR
42	Jack Redhair J. Redhair	RB	5'9"	160	SO
34	Lionel Romero L. Romero	QB	5'11"	190	SO
36	Eddie Sine E. Sine	TE	6'1"	195	SR
64	Gary Slater G. Slater	OL	5'9"	195	SO
	Tommy Thrower T. Thrower	RB
67	Alan Tognetti A. Tognetti	OL	5'8"	250	JR
26	Bill Tucker B. Tucker	RB	5'8"	160	SO
70	John Van Sciver J. Van Sciver	OL	6'3"	203	SO
88	Bob Whitlow B. Whitlow	TE	6'2"	210	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

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	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	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	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	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