1956 Big Ten Conference Rushing Stats

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Record: 48-33-10, .582 W-L% (1st of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 12.49 (1st of 12), SOS: 9.61 (1st of 12)

Conference Champion: Iowa

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State)

29 Players

Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 6.25 Att/G, 75% of school games played).

29 Players Table
				Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Galen Cisco	Ohio State	9	64	438	6.8	0	2	18	9.0	0	66	456	6.9	0
2	Terry Barr	Michigan	9	60	366	6.1	6	3	66	22.0	1	63	432	6.9	7
3	Dennis Mendyk	Michigan State	9	85	495	5.8	6	4	53	13.3	1	89	548	6.2	7
4	Don Clark	Ohio State	9	139	797	5.7	7					139	797	5.7	7
5	Dale Smith	Illinois	9	90	509	5.7		3	6	2.0	0	93	515	5.5	0
6	Ken Ploen*	Iowa	10	86	487	5.7	6					86	487	5.7	6
7	Danny Lewis	Wisconsin	9	100	554	5.5	3	3	52	17.3	0	103	606	5.9	3
8	Abe Woodson	Illinois	9	110	599	5.4		12	257	21.4	2	122	856	7.0	2
9	Bob McKeiver	Northwestern	9	115	592	5.1		14	171	12.2	0	129	763	5.9	0
10	Don Dobrino*	Iowa	10	87	437	5.0	1	4	29	7.3	0	91	466	5.1	1
11	Harry Jefferson	Illinois	9	64	320	5.0		4	43	10.8	1	68	363	5.3	1
12	Fred Harris*	Iowa	10	69	341	4.9	3	8	88	11.0	1	77	429	5.6	4
13	Jim Pace	Michigan	9	103	498	4.8	2	7	155	22.1	0	110	653	5.9	2
14	Willmer Fowler	Northwestern	9	63	304	4.8						63	304	4.8	0
15	James Roseboro	Ohio State	9	152	712	4.7	5	4	82	20.5	2	156	794	5.1	7
16	Bob Schultz	Minnesota	9	62	290	4.7		7	86	12.3	1	69	376	5.4	1
17	Bob Fee	Indiana	9	134	621	4.6		7	74	10.6	0	141	695	4.9	0
18	Melvin Dillard	Purdue	9	193	873	4.5		10	99	9.9	1	203	972	4.8	1
19	Tom Fletcher	Purdue	9	89	398	4.5		6	61	10.2	1	95	459	4.8	1
20	John Bridgeman	Wisconsin	9	75	337	4.5	0	6	58	9.7	0	81	395	4.9	0
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Bob Cox	Minnesota	9	130	553	4.3						130	553	4.3	0
22	Bill Happel*	Iowa	10	103	430	4.2	4					103	430	4.2	4
23	Dave Whitsell	Indiana	9	58	240	4.1		9	72	8.0	2	67	312	4.7	2
24	John Herrnstein	Michigan	9	123	475	3.9	7					123	475	3.9	7
25	Edward Quinn	Northwestern	9	94	358	3.8						94	358	3.8	0
26	Billy Lowe	Wisconsin	9	61	216	3.5	2	3	27	9.0	0	64	243	3.8	2
27	Frank Ellwood	Ohio State	9	78	254	3.3	6					78	254	3.3	6
28	Dick Larson	Minnesota	9	68	148	2.2						68	148	2.2	0
29	Jack Ellis	Northwestern	9	68	121	1.8						68	121	1.8	0

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