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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Adams, Tom | E | R (1st) | 22 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 12 |
| 62 | Bevan, Marv | T | R (1st) | 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr. | 2 |
| 40 | Bitkowski, Bruno | C | 6th (6th) | 26 | Ottawa | 14 |
| 50 | Boich, John | G | 3rd (3rd) | 23 ‡ | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 5 |
| 73 | Bruce, Lou | E | R (1st) | 22 ‡ | Queen's | 14 |
| 99 | Burton, Tirrel “The Turtle” | HB | R (1st) | 26 | Miami (OH) | 12 |
| 61 | Cannamela, Pat | G | R (1st) | 27 | Southern California (USC) | 7 |
| 54 | Collins, Merv | G | 4th (1st) | 23 | Northern Vocational HS (Sarnia, ON) | 14 |
| 75 | Cummings, Joe | E | R (1st) | 23 | Alabama | 2 |
| 69 | Daneliuk, Luki | G, T | 2nd (2nd) | 22 ‡ | Windsor AKO Fratmen Jr. | 14 |
| 75 | Fraser, Frank | HB | 2nd (1st) | 20 | Tennessee State | 10 |
| 61 | Graham, Milt | T | R (1st) | 22 | Colgate | 7 |
| 94 | Guest, Don | HB | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | Etobicoke HS (Etobicoke, ON) | 5 |
| 91 | Harding, Chuck | QB | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Virginia | 14 |
| 51 | Hayes, Larry Sr. | G | R (1st) | 21 | Vanderbilt | 14 |
| 93 | Hilzinger, Karl | FW, HB | 5th (2nd) | 22 ‡ | Verdun Shamcats Int. | 10 |
| -- | Jones, Tom “The Emperor” | T | — (1st) | 25 | Miami (OH) | 0 |
| 87,95 | Korchak, Robert “Bud” | E, K | 8th (1st) | 29 | Elmwood Int. | 6 |
| 80 | Kotoff, Boris | HB | 3rd (3rd) | 28 ‡ | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 14 |
| 85 | Ledyard, Hal | QB | R (1st) | 25 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14 |
| 82 | Lewis, Tommy | HB | R (1st) | 24 | Alabama | 14 |
| -- | Mularchyk, Ed | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Windsor AKO Fratmen Jr. | 0 |
| 89 | Pinhey, Don | HB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Muskingum | 14 |
| -- | Pinkney, Bob | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 22 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 0 |
| 95 | Rumball, Bob | HB | 5th (4th) | 26 | Toronto (UofT) | 3 |
| 92 | Schreider, Gary | HB, K | R (1st) | 22 ‡ | Queen's | 13 |
| 60 | Scoccia, Sam | G | 6th (2nd) | 26 ‡ | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 13 |
| 70 | Simpson, Bob | E | 7th (7th) | 26 | Western Ontario | 14 |
| 71 | Smale, Ted | E | R (1st) | 24 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 14 |
| 84 | Sowalski, Bill | E, HB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 ‡ | Brantford Barons Jr. | 13 |
| 81 | St. John, Don | HB, K | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | Xavier (OH) | 14 |
| 88 | Stone, Avatus | HB, P | 4th (4th) | 25 | Syracuse | 14 |
| 64 | Stracina, Joe Jr. | C, G | 4th (5th) | 26 | Lakeshore Flyers Int. | 14 |
| 68 | Sweeney, Frank | G, T | R (1st) | 22 | Xavier (OH) | 14 |
| 86 | Tracy, Tom “The Bomb” | HB, K | 2nd (2nd) | 21 | Tennessee | 3 |
| 53 | Upton, Joe | G, T | 4th (4th) | 31 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 14 |
| 41 | Vargo, Ken | C | R (1st) | Unknown | Ohio State | 14 |
| 55 | Vaughan, Kaye | G, T | 4th (4th) | 25 | Tulsa | 14 |
| 87 | Williams, Gary | HB | R (1st) | 25 ‡ | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1956 season (Aug. 18, 1956).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.