Mississippi State Bulldogs

1956 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
Jim Bain J. Bain	RB	6'1"	182	SR
Jack Batte J. Batte	FB	5'11"	205	SO
John Benge J. Benge	DL	6'1"	198	JR
Ron Bennett R. Bennett	DL	6'1"	195	SR
Jack Benson J. Benson	OL	6'1"	199	SO
P.L. Blake	DL	6'1"	174	SO
Billy Branner B. Branner	OL	6'2"	198	SO
Ned Brooks N. Brooks	DL	6'3"	191	SO
Jim Buttram J. Buttram	OL	5'10"	187	JR
Don Conkel D. Conkel	OL	6'1"	210	SR
Willie Daniel W. Daniel	RB	5'9"	165	SO
Billy Davis B. Davis	RB	5'10"	178	SR
Jimmy Dodd J. Dodd	OL	6'0"	195	JR
Wylie Drayton W. Drayton	OL	5'7"	200	JR
Walter Flowers W. Flowers	RB	6'0"	180	SO
Billy Fulton B. Fulton	OL	6'0"	210	SR
Ernie Galloway E. Galloway	OL	6'1"	208	SR
Joe Golden J. Golden	QB	5'11"	175	SO
Johnny Golden J. Golden	RB	6'0"	172	JR
Molly Halbert M. Halbert	FB	6'1"	191	JR
Gil Hasting G. Hasting	OL	6'0"	210	SR
Levaine Hollingshead L. Hollingshead	DL	6'2"	195	SR
Billy King B. King	OL	5'11"	195	SR
Sam Latham S. Latham	OL	6'2"	212	JR
J.E. Logan	OL	5'10"	200	SO
Wayne Mangum W. Mangum	OL	5'10"	200	SO
Johnny McNamara J. McNamara	OL	6'0"	187	SO
Tom Miller T. Miller	QB	5'8"	160	SO
Willie Morgan W. Morgan	RB	5'8"	155	JR
Gordon Myrick G. Myrick	FB	5'11"	182	SR
Ed NeSmith E. NeSmith	QB	6'2"	165	SO
Gil Peterson G. Peterson	RB	5'10"	163	SO
Jim Poteete J. Poteete	OL	6'3"	210	SO
Robert Potts R. Potts	OL	5'10"	185	SO
Melvin Roland M. Roland	OL	5'7"	202	SO
Jim Ross J. Ross	RB	6'0"	186	SR
Herb Ruscoe H. Ruscoe	OL	6'1"	220	JR
Frank Sabbatini F. Sabbatini	FB	6'1"	195	SR
Bob Sisk B. Sisk	OL	6'2"	195	SO
Ed Smith E. Smith	DL	6'5"	188	SO
Billy Stacy B. Stacy	QB	6'1"	178	SO
Jim Tait J. Tait	RB	5'10"	180	SR
Mack Thames M. Thames	OL	6'1"	209	SO
Bubber Trammell B. Trammell	RB	6'0"	163	SO
Bobby Tribble B. Tribble	OL	6'2"	210	SO
Jim Vincent J. Vincent	DL	6'0"	194	SR
Charles Weatherly C. Weatherly	DL	6'2"	195	SO
Benton White B. White	OL	5'10"	205	JR

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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

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

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

317.9

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