Virginia Cavaliers

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
34	James A.H. Bakhtiar J. A.H. Bakhtiar	FB	6'1"	198	JR
	Jim Bakhtiar J. Bakhtiar	RB
	Clyde J. Brooks C. J. Brooks	FB	5'9"	185	JR
	Kelly Buskell K. Buskell	RB
26	Kelly I. Buskell Jr. K. I. Buskell Jr.	RB	5'10"	178	JR
68	Frank L. Call II F. L. Call II	OL	5'10"	190	SO
69	Robert T. Canevari R. T. Canevari	OL	6'0"	206	SO
46	Alvin Cash A. Cash	RB	6'2"	185	SO
60	James W. Chandler J. W. Chandler	OL	6'1"	182	JR
	Whitey Clarke W. Clarke	QB
16	William B. Clarke Jr. W. B. Clarke Jr.	QB	6'0"	178	SR
20	John B. Collins J. B. Collins	RB	5'11"	165	SR
67	John Jay Corson IV J. Jay Corson IV	OL	5'10"	198	SR
70	Everett E. Covington E. E. Covington	OL	6'0"	210	SO
33	George Crichton G. Crichton	FB	6'1"	185	SO
71	Henry Davenport H. Davenport	OL	6'1"	202	JR
72	John A. Diehl J. A. Diehl	OL	6'6"	248	JR
64	Francis H. Fannon III F. H. Fannon III	OL	5'11"	200	SR
80	Calvin Fowler C. Fowler	TE	6'1"	188	JR
73	Donald E. Goode D. E. Goode	OL	6'2"	205	SO
81	John J. Gravins J. J. Gravins	TE	6'0"	182	SO
	Bob Gunderman B. Gunderman	WR
84	Robert E. Gunderman R. E. Gunderman	TE	6'3"	204	SR
86	Vivian R. Hylton Jr. V. R. Hylton Jr.	TE	6'0"	187	SO
	Charles R. Jenkins C. R. Jenkins	RB	5'10"	175	SR
	Ron Jenkins R. Jenkins	RB
74	Henry Jordan H. Jordan	OL	6'3"	223	SR
55	James W. Keyser J. W. Keyser	OL	5'10"	210	JR
40	Ralph Kneeland R. Kneeland	RB	5'8"	150	JR
50	Peter O. Kohler P. O. Kohler	OL	6'2"	190	SO
75	Don L. Kovach D. L. Kovach	OL	6'0"	208	SR
	Larson C. Lawson L. C. Lawson	OL	6'3"	225	JR
25	Nick Lawyer N. Lawyer	RB	5'10"	182	SR
85	Tucker McLaughlin T. McLaughlin	TE	6'3"	207	SR
76	Ronald P. Melnik R. P. Melnik	OL	5'11"	228	SR
	John S. Morris Jr. J. S. Morris Jr.	TE	6'4"	198	SO
82	James M. Moyer J. M. Moyer	TE	6'0"	185	JR
66	Harold W. Outten H. W. Outten	OL	5'11"	222	JR
62	Ben A. Petrilli B. A. Petrilli	OL	5'10"	185	SR
88	Fred Polzer F. Polzer	TE	6'1"	189	JR
	Sonny Randle S. Randle	RB
22	Ulmo S. Randle U. S. Randle	RB	6'1"	177	SO
	William K. Rector Jr. W. K. Rector Jr.	QB	5'10"	184	SR
42	Alan E. Reynolds A. E. Reynolds	RB	6'0"	170	SO
23	James O. Roberson J. O. Roberson	RB	5'11"	185	SO
	Jim Roberson J. Roberson	RB
	Fred Russell F. Russell	QB
12	Frederick L. Russell F. L. Russell	QB	6'0"	165	SO
31	Duane Shelton D. Shelton	FB	5'10"	185	SO
	Ronald K. Smallwood R. K. Smallwood	TE	6'1"	185	SO
63	James W. St. Clair J. W. St. Clair	OL	5'10"	200	SR
53	Scott B. Teunis S. B. Teunis	OL	6'0"	192	JR
	Robert L. Thompson R. L. Thompson	TE	6'3"	195	SO
79	Robert H. Thraves R. H. Thraves	OL	5'10"	190	SO
	Wilson G. Tinsley W. G. Tinsley	RB	6'2"	193	SR
	Floyd L. Tucker Jr. F. L. Tucker Jr.	QB	6'0"	185	JR
51	Joseph P. Weeks J. P. Weeks	OL	6'2"	170	SO
87	Patrick W. Whitaker P. W. Whitaker	TE	6'2"	186	JR
	Reece Whitley R. Whitley	QB	5'10"	172	SO
	Bob Williams B. Williams	WR
83	Robert T. Williams R. T. Williams	TE	6'1"	196	JR
15	Nelson Yarbrough N. Yarbrough	QB	6'2"	190	JR

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,129

Mestemaker

3,683

Minicucci

3,681

Robertson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,560

Hardy

1,451

Johnson

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,209

Young

Pass TD Leaders

33

Mendoza

31

Mestemaker

31

Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

23

Hawkins

21

Lacy

18

Love

Rec TD Leaders

14

Brown

13

Bell

12

Harris

QB Rating Leaders

182.1

Sayin

181.4

Mendoza

174.8

Mestemaker

Sack Leaders

14.5

Tucker

13.5

Bailey

12.0

Voorhis

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.8

42.5

42.0

41.9

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

8.2

10.8

10.9

12.6

13.0

13.3

Total Yards Rankings

504.3

498.0

488.7

482.0

480.3

478.6

Rush Yards Rankings

289.3

269.8

261.4

246.9

245.5

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

323.2

312.4

309.6

307.2

300.5

Sack Leaders

45.0

43.0

41.0

40.0

39.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	8	5	.615
2	Virginia	10	3	.769
3	Miami	11	2	.846
4	Pittsburgh	8	4	.667
5	SMU	8	4	.667
6	Georgia Tech	9	3	.750
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	5	.583
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	8	4	.667
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	1	.923
2	Alabama	11	3	.786
3	Ole Miss	12	1	.923
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	9	3	.750
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	2	.833
8	Missouri	8	4	.667
9	Tennessee	8	4	.667
10	LSU	7	5	.583
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	7	.417
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	13	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	1	.923
3	Oregon	12	1	.923
4	Michigan	9	3	.750
5	USC	9	3	.750
6	Iowa	8	4	.667
7	Illinois	8	4	.667
8	Minnesota	7	5	.583
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	5	.583
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	6	6	.500
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	3	.750
3	San Diego State	9	3	.750
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	8	4	.667
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	11	2	.846
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	10	2	.833
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	8	4	.667
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	6	6	.500
8	UTSA	6	6	.500
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	7	.417
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	3	.750

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	1	.923
2	BYU	11	2	.846
3	Utah	10	2	.833
4	Houston	9	3	.750
5	Arizona	9	3	.750
6	Arizona State	8	4	.667
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	8	4	.667
10	Cincinnati	7	5	.583
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	6	.538
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	6	.500
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	6	6	.500
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	6	6	.500
11	Appalachian State	5	7	.417
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	7	5	.583
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	5	.583
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167