Louisville Cardinals

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
80	Rich Anderson R. Anderson	TE	6'2"	205	SO
82	Pat Barbato P. Barbato	TE	5'10"	175	FR
77	Howard Bellows H. Bellows	OL	6'1"	245	FR
24	Don Boyd D. Boyd	RB	6'0"	180	SR
72	Larry Cadwell L. Cadwell	OL	6'1"	220	FR
34	George Cain G. Cain	RB	6'0"	195	JR
87	Mario Cheppo M. Cheppo	TE	6'6"	220	JR
61	Max Clark M. Clark	OL	5'10"	210	JR
28	Elmer Collina E. Collina	RB	5'10"	170	SO
76	Robert Dolack R. Dolack	OL	6'1"	225	FR
14	Wally English W. English	QB	6'0"	180	SO
63	Curtis Firkins C. Firkins	OL	6'1"	185	SR
40	James Forsyth J. Forsyth	OL	5'10"	215	FR
16	Jim Gatewood J. Gatewood	QB	6'2"	190	SR
65	Leslie Houston L. Houston	OL	6'0"	190	SO
84	Ted Howard T. Howard	TE	6'1"	190	JR
75	Fred Hughes F. Hughes	OL	6'2"	243	SR
85	Bill Lange B. Lange	TE	5'10"	180	FR
26	Leonard Lyles L. Lyles	RB	6'2"	198	JR
12	I.J. Mallory	QB	5'10"	165	SO
71	James Mooney J. Mooney	OL	6'1"	215	JR
48	John Mooney J. Mooney	FB	6'1"	215	JR
54	Herschal Murray H. Murray	OL	6'1"	205	FR
64	Charles Naber C. Naber	OL	6'0"	185	JR
67	Jack O'Leary J. O'Leary	OL	5'8"	220	SO
22	Dale Orem D. Orem	QB	5'10"	170	FR
70	Frank Otte F. Otte	OL	6'0"	195	SR
52	Bill Owen B. Owen	OL	6'1"	185	FR
42	Kenny Porco K. Porco	FB	5'10"	195	FR
74	Rex Robinson R. Robinson	OL	6'0"	215	JR
86	Paul Schmitt P. Schmitt	TE	6'2"	190	FR
58	Rex Slechter R. Slechter	OL	6'2"	195	SR
44	John Sowa J. Sowa	FB	6'2"	210	SR
38	Harold Striegel H. Striegel	FB	5'9"	210	SR
60	Gil Sturtzel G. Sturtzel	OL	5'9"	215	JR
45	Bob Thorpe B. Thorpe	FB	5'8"	235	FR
81	Howard Turley H. Turley	TE	6'2"	190	FR
73	Joe Unitas J. Unitas	OL	6'1"	215	JR
56	Andy Walker A. Walker	OL	6'0"	205	JR
18	Bob Williams B. Williams	QB	6'2"	190	SO
83	Ed Young E. Young	TE	6'2"	205	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286