| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Bobby Layne* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 152 for 332, 2,403 yards, 26 td, 23 int, & 61 rushes for 290 yards and 1 td | |
FB | Pat Harder | 29 | 5 | 11 | 101 rushes for 380 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 193 yards and 2 td | |
LH | Doak Walker*+ | 24 | 1 | 12 | 79 rushes for 356 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 421 yards and 4 td | |
RH | Bob Hoernschemeyer* | 26 | 5 | 11 | 132 rushes for 678 yards, 2 td, & 23 catches for 263 yards and 3 td | |
LE | Dorne Dibble | 22 | Rook | 11 | 30 catches for 613 yards, 6 td | |
LT | Jim Martin | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
LG | Lou Creekmur*+ | 24 | 1 | 12 | | |
C | LaVern Torgeson | 22 | Rook | 12 | | |
RG | Dan Rogas | 25 | Rook | 6 | | |
RT | Gus Cifelli | 25 | 1 | 11 | | |
RE | Leon Hart*+ | 23 | 1 | 12 | 35 catches for 544 yards, 12 td, & 4 rushes for -6 yards and 0 td | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Ed Berrang | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
LDT | Thurman McGraw | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
MG | Bob Momsen | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
RDT | John Prchlik | 26 | 2 | 12 | | |
RDE | Jim Doran | 24 | Rook | 9 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
LLB | Dick Flanagan | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
SS | Don Doll* | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
FS | Jack Christiansen | 23 | Rook | 12 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
LDH | Clarence Self | 26 | 2 | 6 | | |
RDH | Bob Smith | 26 | 3 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
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