Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Arkell, Ken “King” | T | R (1st) | 25 | Western Ontario | 13 |
| 88 | Bailey, By | FB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Washington State | 16 |
| 43 | Baker, Ron | C, K | 4th (2nd) | 24 | Ottawa Seconds Jr. | 16 |
| 55 | Brady, Bob | G | R (1st) | 25 ‡ | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 |
| 91 | Cameron, Paul | HB | R (1st) | 24 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 15 |
| 74 | Chapman, Vic | E, P | 4th (3rd) | 26 ‡ | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 |
| 84 | Christian, Glen | HB | 4th (2nd) | 27 ‡ | Idaho | 12 |
| 93 | Clinkscale, Ron | HB, QB | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Texas Christian | 1 |
| 98 | Dubuque, Chuck | HB | R (1st) | 24 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 2 |
| 94 | Duncan, Ted | HB, QB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 ‡ | British Columbia (UBC) | 7 |
| 71 | Edwards, Dan | E | 2nd (2nd) | 30 | Georgia | 16 |
| 75 | Fieldgate, Norm | E, LB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | British Columbia (UBC) | 15 |
| 95 | Galiffa, Arnie | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 29 | Army | 1 |
| 65 | George, Don | LB, T | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 64 | Gunnari, Tom Jr. | T | R (1st) | 23 | Washington State | 8 |
| 95 | Gustafson, Jerry | QB | R (1st) | 22 ‡ | Stanford | 10 |
| -- | Hallgren, Arnie | HB | — (1st) | 23 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 0 |
| 52 | Hantla, Bob | G | R (1st) | 24 | Kansas | 7 |
| 96 | Higgs, Ken | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | 8 | |
| 86 | Hodgson, Laurie | FB, G | 4th (1st) | 24 | 8 | |
| 90 | Hortie, Bill “Wild Bill” | HB | 4th (3rd) | 25 | British Columbia (UBC) | 2 |
| 57 | Jankans, John | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Arizona State | 10 |
| 41 | Jenson, Roy | G | 6th (1st) | 29 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 13 |
| 82 | Livingstone, Ivan | HB | 3rd (2nd) | 25 | Dubuque | 1 |
| 72 | Lord, Don | E | 6th (3rd) | 27 | British Columbia (UBC) | 14 |
| 77 | Loudd, Rommie | E | R (1st) | 23 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 9 |
| 67 | Masters, Norm | T | R (1st) | 22 | Michigan State | 15 |
| 62 | Mitchell, Gordie | T | 2nd (2nd) | 23 ‡ | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | 15 |
| 81 | Mitchener, Jim | HB | 5th (1st) | 27 | McGill | 13 |
| 61 | Mrkonic, George | T | R (1st) | 26 | Kansas | 1 |
| 99 | Mulhern, Brian | HB | 6th (2nd) | 26 ‡ | Portland | 11 |
| 85 | Murphy, Cal | HB | R (1st) | 24 | British Columbia (UBC) | 8 |
| 47 | Palmer, Steve | C | R (1st) | 21 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 13 |
| 86 | Peters, Doug | HB | R (1st) | 21 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 5 |
| 92 | Pollard, Al | FB, K | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Army | 13 |
| 52 | Quilter, Chuck | G | 6th (3rd) | 30 | Tyler JC | 6 |
| 61 | Reid, Lorne | G | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Victoria Jr. | 16 |
| 64 | Robinson, Fred II | T | R (1st) | 25 | Washington | 7 |
| 78,90 | Ross, Don | E | 2nd (2nd) | 23 ‡ | Vancouver Cubs Int. | 1 |
| 80 | Ross, Rae | E, HB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 ‡ | British Columbia (UBC) | 14 |
| 51,56 | Smith, Frank | G | 4th (1st) | 25 ‡ | Olympic CC | 3 |
| 82 | Stuart, Bill | HB | R (1st) | 24 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 13 |
| 77 | Swalwell, Ken | E | 2nd (2nd) | 26 ‡ | Western Washington | 3 |
| 96 | Teresa, Tony | QB | R (1st) | 22 | San Jose State | 11 |
| 89 | Vereb, Ed | HB | R (1st) | 22 | Maryland | 15 |
| 87 | Villanueva, Primo | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 10 |
| 45 | Watton, Ronald | C, LB | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Toronto Balmy Beach Jr. | 16 |
† – Age at start of 1956 season (Aug. 18, 1956).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.