| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Bobby Layne* | 27 | 5 | 11 | 125 for 273, 2,088 yards, 16 td, 21 int, & 87 rushes for 343 yards and 0 td | |
FB | Ollie Cline | 28 | 5 | 6 | 42 rushes for 169 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 126 yards and 1 td | |
LH | Doak Walker*+ | 26 | 3 | 12 | 66 rushes for 337 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 502 yards and 3 td | |
RH | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 28 | 7 | 12 | 101 rushes for 482 yards, 7 td, & 23 catches for 282 yards and 2 td | |
LE | Cloyce Box | 30 | 4 | 11 | 16 catches for 403 yards, 2 td | |
LT | Charlie Ane | 22 | Rook | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
LG | Harley Sewell | 22 | Rook | 7 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
C | Vince Banonis | 32 | 11 | 10 | | |
RG | Dick Stanfel*+ | 26 | 1 | 12 | | |
RT | Ollie Spencer | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
RE | Leon Hart | 25 | 3 | 12 | 25 catches for 472 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Sonny Gandee | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
LDT | Thurman McGraw | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
MG | Les Bingaman*+ | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
RDT | John Prchlik | 28 | 4 | 6 | | |
RDE | Jim Cain | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
LLB | Joe Schmidt | 21 | Rook | 12 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
RLB | LaVern Torgeson | 24 | 2 | 10 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
SS | Jack Christiansen*+ | 25 | 2 | 12 | 12 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
FS | Yale Lary* | 23 | 1 | 10 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
LDH | Jim David | 26 | 1 | 9 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
RDH | Bob Smith | 28 | 5 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
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