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 |
Grey Cup GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Abbruzzi, Pat | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Rhode Island | 14 | 1 |
| 85,88,96 | Apostolatos, Gerry | HB | R (1st) | 20 | Westmount HS (Montreal, QC) | 4 | 0 |
| 76 | Baillie, Charlie | HB | 3rd (2nd) | 20 | Lakeshore Flyers Int. | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Baillie, Ray | G, T | 3rd (1st) | 21 | NDG (Notre Dame de Grace) Maple Leafs Jr. | 9 | 0 |
| 38 | Bartholomew, Bob | T | R (1st) | 24 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Belec, Jacques “JJ” | HB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Western Ontario | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | Bewley, Bill | HB, K | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Toronto (UofT) | 11 | 1 |
| 61 | Bisceglia, Pat Jr. | G | R (1st) | 25 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Blaicher, John | HB | 4th (4th) | 26 | Brantford Barons Jr. | 11 | 1 |
| 84,94 | Brancato, George | HB | R (1st) | 25 | Louisiana State (LSU) | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Coulter, Bruce | DB, QB | 9th (9th) | 28 | Runnymeade HS (Toronto, ON) | 14 | 1 |
| 60 | Coulter, Dewitt “Tex” | T, P | 4th (4th) | 31 | Army | 14 | 1 |
| 89 | Dwyer, Jack | HB | R (1st) | 29 | Loyola Marymount | 14 | 1 |
| 67 | Elsby, Ted | T | 3rd (4th) | 24 | Brantford Barons Jr. | 14 | 1 |
| 92 | Etcheverry, Sam “The Rifle” | QB, P | 5th (5th) | 26 | Denver | 14 | 1 |
| -- | Fraser, Frank | HB | 2nd (3rd) | 20 | Tennessee State | 0 | 0 |
| 36,52 | Gibbons, Charlie | T | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | Rhode Island | 8 | 1 |
| 40,66 | Golic, Bob | G, T | R (1st) | 25 | Indiana | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Hogan, Jerry | E | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | McGill | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Hugo, Tom Jr. | C, LB | 4th (4th) | 25 | Denver | 14 | 1 |
| 88,99 | James, Fob Jr. | HB | R (1st) | 21 | Auburn | 10 | 1 |
| 91 | Karpuk, Pete | HB | 9th (1st) | 29 ‡ | Central Tech HS (Toronto, ON) | 14 | 1 |
| 76 | Korchak, Robert “Bud” | E, K | 8th (2nd) | 29 | Elmwood Int. | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Kovac, Mike | G | 4th (4th) | 26 | Western Ontario | 14 | 1 |
| 51 | Lukasik, Joe | T | R (1st) | 23 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | MacLellan, Bob | C, LB | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | McGill | 14 | 1 |
| 54 | Martinello, Marty | G | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Brantford Barons Jr. | 14 | 1 |
| 74 | McNichol, Doug | E | 4th (4th) | 26 | Western Ontario | 14 | 1 |
| 72 | Miller, Jim | E | 4th (4th) | 24 | McGill | 14 | 1 |
| 77 | Moran, Tom | E, FW | 4th (4th) | 24 | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 14 | 1 |
| 73 | O'Quinn, John “Red” Jr. | E | 5th (5th) | 30 | Wake Forest | 14 | 1 |
| 82 | Pal, Joey | FW, HB | 10th (9th) | 29 | Concordia | 14 | 1 |
| 86 | Pascal, Bob | HB | R (1st) | 22 | Duke | 14 | 1 |
| 75 | Patterson, Hal “Prince” | DB, E | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Kansas | 14 | 1 |
| 64 | Sheridan, Juan | C, G | 8th (8th) | 31 | Toronto (UofT) | 11 | 1 |
| 68 | Shipp, Billy | T | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Alabama | 5 | 1 |
| 63 | Staton, Jim Jr. | T | 5th (5th) | 29 | Wake Forest | 14 | 1 |
| 85 | Tonegusso, Bill | HB | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | Brantford Barons Jr. | 11 | 1 |
| 56 | Trawick, Herb | G | 11th (11th) | 35 | Kentucky State | 14 | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1956 season (Aug. 18, 1956).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.