Starters Table
Pos |
Player |
Age |
Yrs |
GS |
Summary of Player Stats |
Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) |
| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Jim Root | 22 | Rook | 6 | 80 for 192, 1,149 yards, 8 td, 11 int, & 26 rushes for 12 yards and 1 td | |
FB | Johnny Olszewski* | 23 | Rook | 12 | 106 rushes for 386 yards, 4 td, & 21 catches for 210 yards and 1 td | |
LH | Charley Trippi* | 32 | 6 | 11 | 97 rushes for 433 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 87 yards and 2 td | |
RH | Billy Cross | 24 | 2 | 8 | 51 rushes for 196 yards, 1 td, & 17 catches for 285 yards and 1 td | |
LE | Gern Nagler | 21 | Rook | 11 | 43 catches for 610 yards, 6 td | |
LT | Tom Higgins | 23 | Rook | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
LG | Dave Suminski | 22 | Rook | 6 | | |
C | Jack Simmons | 29 | 5 | 12 | | |
RG | Jerry Watford | 23 | Rook | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | |
RT | Jack Jennings | 27 | 3 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
RE | Don Stonesifer | 26 | 2 | 12 | 56 catches for 684 yards, 2 td | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | George Schmidt | 26 | 1 | 4 | | |
LDT | Volney Peters | 25 | 1 | 12 | | |
MG | George Gilchrist | 25 | Rook | 0 | | |
RDT | Jerry Groom | 24 | 2 | 7 | | |
RDE | Tom Bienemann | 25 | 2 | 12 | | |
LLB | Bill Svoboda* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
MLB | John Panelli | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
RLB | Leo Sanford | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
LDH | Ray Ramsey | 32 | 6 | 11 | 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
RDH | Don Paul* | 27 | 3 | 12 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
S | Jim Psaltis | 26 | Rook | 7 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
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