Record: 46-40-4, .533 W-L% (4th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 3.86 (3rd of 11) ▪ SOS: 3.04 (3rd of 11)
Conference Champion: Maryland
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Clemson)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Maryland and Virginia)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | John Dewberry | Georgia Tech | 126 | 206 | 61.2 | 1846 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 11 | 10 | 144.4 | 98 | 329 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2 | Frank Reich | Maryland | 108 | 169 | 63.9 | 1446 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 9 | 5 | 147.4 | 39 | -140 | -3.6 | 1 |
| 3 | Don Majkowski* | Virginia | 91 | 185 | 49.2 | 1353 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 9 | 11 | 114.8 | 97 | 350 | 3.6 | 6 |
| 4 | Mike Eppley | Clemson | 116 | 213 | 54.5 | 1494 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 14 | 12 | 123.8 | 72 | 275 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 5 | Kevin Anthony | North Carolina | 146 | 265 | 55.1 | 1786 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 8 | 10 | 114.1 | 82 | -4 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Tim Esposito | North Carolina State | 143 | 262 | 54.6 | 1751 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 10 | 15 | 111.9 | 69 | 23 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 7 | Foy White | Wake Forest | 143 | 252 | 56.7 | 1544 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 12 | 5 | 120.0 | 43 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 8 | Steve Slayden | Duke | 113 | 202 | 55.9 | 1229 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4 | 9 | 104.7 | 61 | -78 | -1.3 | 1 |