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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Albright, Bill | G, T | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Wisconsin | 12 |
| 64 | Bennett, Pete | T | 8th (8th) | 28 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 14 |
| 53 | Black, Fred | C, G | 8th (8th) | 26 | Toronto Argonauts Jr. | 14 |
| 82 | Blair, Earl | FW, HB | R (1st) | 22 | Mississippi | 6 |
| 81 | Brown, Dick | HB | 7th (2nd) | 30 | Toronto (UofT) | 13 |
| 77 | Copeland, Royal | E, HB | 12th (10th) | 31 | Humberside HS (Toronto, ON) | 11 |
| 60 | Cureton, Hardiman | C, G | R (1st) | 22 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 14 |
| 79 | Curtis, Ernest “Bucky” | E | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Vanderbilt | 14 |
| 86 | Doucette, Gerry | QB, P | 3rd (3rd) | 22 ‡ | Etobicoke HS (Etobicoke, ON) | 13 |
| 57 | Falls, Mike | G, K | R (1st) | 22 | Minnesota | 8 |
| 90 | Ferguson, O.K. | FB | R (1st) | 22 ‡ | Louisiana State (LSU) | 13 |
| 83 | Galiffa, Arnie | QB | 2nd (1st) | 29 | Army | 12 |
| 93 | Hagerty, Jim | HB | R (1st) | 22 | Washington State | 3 |
| 73 | Hirst, Elgin | E, T | 3rd (3rd) | 25 ‡ | Central Tech HS (Toronto, ON) | 14 |
| 95 | Kuntz, Bobby | FW, HB | R (1st) | 24 | McMaster | 14 |
| Lander, Lowell | HB | R (1st) | 23 | Westminster (PA) | 1 | |
| 61 | Lucky, Bill Jr. | T | R (1st) | 24 | Baylor | 6 |
| 63 | Machinsky, Frank “Moose” | G, T | R (1st) | 21 | Ohio State | 12 |
| 50 | Mackie, Baz | G | 2nd (2nd) | 24 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 14 |
| 56 | Marciniak, Ron | G | R (1st) | 24 | Kansas State | 9 |
| 62 | Massin, Carl | T | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | East York Argos Int. | 5 |
| 56,54 | Maultsby, Jack | T | R (1st) | 25 | North Carolina | 2 |
| -- | McCormick, Tom | G, T | — (1st) | 26 | Pacific | 0 |
| 99 | McFarlane, Bill | DB, HB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Toronto (UofT) | 14 |
| 84 | Moll, Bart | HB, K | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | Toronto Balmy Beach Jr. | 14 |
| 87 | Nygaard, Norm | FW | R (1st) | 24 | San Diego State | 1 |
| 71,75 | O'Flanagan, Jerry | E | R (1st) | 24 ‡ | British Columbia (UBC) | 9 |
| 70 | Pfeifer, Al | E, K | 5th (5th) | 28 ‡ | Fordham | 13 |
| 80,94 | Ponton, Alex Jr. | HB, P | 5th (3rd) | 25 | McMaster | 8 |
| 78 | Romine, Al | E | R (1st) | 25 | North Alabama | 7 |
| 78,76 | Schriewer, Menan “Tex” | E | R (1st) | 21 | Texas | 13 |
| 88 | Shatto, Dick | HB, QB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Kentucky | 14 |
| 52 | Shaw, Danny “Red” | G | 3rd (3rd) | 22 ‡ | Bloor HS (Toronto, ON) | 14 |
| 69 | Shipp, Billy | T | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Alabama | 2 |
| 92 | Sopinka, Johnny | DB, HB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Toronto (UofT) | 14 |
| 76 | Stephans, Jack | QB | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | Holy Cross | 2 |
| 40 | Stoneburgh, Norm | C | 2nd (2nd) | 21 | Toronto Parkdale Lions Jr. | 11 |
| 89 | Thompson, Doug | FW, HB | R (1st) | 23 ‡ | Clemson | 14 |
| 72 | Welton, John | E | 5th (2nd) | 26 | Wake Forest | 14 |
† – Age at start of 1956 season (Aug. 18, 1956).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.