| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Bobby Layne*+ | 26 | 4 | 11 | 139 for 287, 1,999 yards, 19 td, 20 int, & 94 rushes for 411 yards and 1 td | |
FB | Pat Harder* | 30 | 6 | 8 | 81 rushes for 244 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 142 yards and 1 td | |
LH | Jug Girard | 25 | 4 | 8 | 61 rushes for 222 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 316 yards and 2 td | |
RH | Bob Hoernschemeyer* | 27 | 6 | 10 | 106 rushes for 457 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 139 yards and 0 td | |
LE | Cloyce Box*+ | 29 | 3 | 8 | 42 catches for 924 yards, 15 td | |
LT | Lou Creekmur*+ | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
LG | Jim Martin | 28 | 2 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
C | Vince Banonis | 31 | 10 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
RG | Dick Stanfel | 25 | Rook | 12 | | |
RT | Gus Cifelli | 26 | 2 | 12 | | |
RE | Leon Hart | 24 | 2 | 10 | 32 catches for 376 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Jim Doran | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
LDT | Thurman McGraw+ | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
MG | Les Bingaman | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
RDT | John Prchlik | 27 | 3 | 12 | | |
RDE | Blaine Earon | 25 | Rook | 12 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | |
LLB | Dick Flanagan | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | |
RLB | LaVern Torgeson | 23 | 1 | 12 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
SS | Bob Smith* | 27 | 4 | 12 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
FS | Jack Christiansen+ | 24 | 1 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
LDH | Jim David | 25 | Rook | 12 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
RDH | Yale Lary | 22 | Rook | 12 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
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