| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
| QB | Bobby Layne | 29 | 7 | 10 | 143 for 270, 1,830 yards, 11 td, 17 int, & 31 rushes for 111 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Lew Carpenter | 23 | 2 | 12 | 137 rushes for 543 yards, 6 td, & 44 catches for 312 yards and 2 td | |
| LH | Doak Walker* | 28 | 5 | 7 | 23 rushes for 95 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 428 yards and 5 td | |
| RH | Dave Middleton | 22 | Rook | 11 | 59 rushes for 201 yards, 2 td, & 44 catches for 663 yards and 3 td | |
| LE | Jim Doran | 28 | 4 | 9 | 38 catches for 552 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Lou Creekmur* | 28 | 5 | 12 | | |
| LG | Harley Sewell | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Charlie Ane | 24 | 2 | 10 | | |
| RG | George Atkins | 23 | Rook | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Darris McCord | 22 | Rook | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RE | Dorne Dibble | 26 | 4 | 7 | 14 catches for 179 yards, 2 td | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
| LDE | Bob Long | 21 | Rook | 3 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Gil Mains | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MG | Jim Salsbury | 23 | Rook | 11 | | |
| RDT | Bob Miller | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Jim Cain | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Joe Schmidt*+ | 23 | 2 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 8 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Sonny Gandee | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Jack Christiansen*+ | 27 | 4 | 9 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Carl Karilivacz | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDH | Jim David* | 28 | 3 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Bill Stits | 24 | 1 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
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