West Virginia Mountaineers

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
24	Ralph Anastasio R. Anastasio	RB	5'11"	165	JR
56	Chuck Billak C. Billak	OL	5'11"	190	SO
55	Barry Blake B. Blake	OL	6'1"	215	SR
83	John Bowles J. Bowles	TE	6'2"	200	SO
87	Roger Chancey R. Chancey	TE	6'2"	225	JR
12	Bob Connolly B. Connolly	QB	6'0"	185	SO
33	Max Cosper M. Cosper	FB	5'9"	195	SR
54	Tom Domen T. Domen	OL	5'11"	205	JR
78	Steve Edwards S. Edwards	OL	6'1"	225	SO
45	Terry Fairbanks T. Fairbanks	TE	6'1"	200	SO
60	Bill Ford B. Ford	OL	5'11"	202	SO
63	Bob Guenther B. Guenther	OL	6'0"	195	JR
77	Dick Guesman D. Guesman	OL	6'4"	245	SO
42	Jim Haught J. Haught	RB	6'2"	180	SO
75	Jim Hillen J. Hillen	OL	6'1"	230	SO
66	Chuck Howley C. Howley	OL	6'2"	220	JR
89	Dennis Jones D. Jones	TE	6'2"	205	JR
82	Dick Kleckner D. Kleckner	TE	6'1"	220	SO
53	Ron Klim R. Klim	OL	6'1"	220	SR
84	Joe Kopnisky J. Kopnisky	TE	6'2"	210	SR
49	Larry Krutko L. Krutko	FB	6'1"	210	JR
64	Gene Lathey G. Lathey	OL	5'10"	192	SR
11	Dick Longfellow D. Longfellow	QB	5'9"	175	SO
85	Bruce McClung B. McClung	TE	6'4"	205	SO
44	Bill McClure B. McClure	RB	6'0"	180	SO
35	Bill McCrea B. McCrea	FB	6'1"	190	SO
52	Harry McFeater H. McFeater	OL	5'11"	190	JR
25	Paul Mikanik P. Mikanik	RB	5'9"	190	JR
61	Joe Nicely J. Nicely	OL	6'1"	220	JR
74	Jim Pickett J. Pickett	OL	6'3"	230	JR
22	Jack Rabbits J. Rabbits	RB	5'9"	162	SR
43	Ronnie Santicola R. Santicola	RB	5'11"	180	JR
72	Paul Sharkady P. Sharkady	OL	6'1"	225	JR
21	Paul Shepherd P. Shepherd	RB	5'11"	168	SR
41	Sammy Sizemore S. Sizemore	RB	5'10"	170	SO
26	Bob Snider B. Snider	RB	5'11"	185	SR
79	Ed Sommer E. Sommer	OL	5'11"	210	SO
10	Alex Szuch A. Szuch	QB	5'10"	170	SR
86	Tony Tallarico T. Tallarico	TE	6'2"	180	SO
15	Mickey Trimarki M. Trimarki	QB	6'1"	195	JR
73	Bill Underdonk B. Underdonk	OL	6'2"	220	SR
65	Jerry Urda J. Urda	OL	6'0"	215	SR
34	Noel Whipkey N. Whipkey	FB	5'10"	200	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

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

33.0

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