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1961 big-ten Rushing Stats

Record: 52-38-1, .577 W-L% (1st of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 11.51 (1st of 12), SOS: 8.95 (1st of 12)

Conference Champion: Ohio State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State)

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24 Players

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

24 Players Table
				Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Sherman Lewis	Michigan State	9	64	399	6.2	4	5	90	18.0	1	69	489	7.1	5
2	Bill Perkins	Iowa	9	62	380	6.1	2					62	380	6.1	2
3	Bill Swingle	Northwestern	9	79	476	6.0	4	3	87	29.0	1	82	563	6.9	5
4	Bennie McRae	Michigan	9	75	453	6.0	3	10	210	21.0	2	85	663	7.8	5
5	John Mummey	Ohio State	9	69	392	5.7	0					69	392	5.7	0
6	George Saimes	Michigan State	9	82	451	5.5	8					82	451	5.5	8
7	Paul Warfield	Ohio State	9	77	420	5.5	5	9	120	13.3	1	86	540	6.3	6
8	Dewey Lincoln	Michigan State	9	72	374	5.2	1	2	21	10.5	0	74	395	5.3	1
9	Dave Raimey	Michigan	9	99	496	5.0	6	3	14	4.7	0	102	510	5.0	6
10	Bob Ferguson	Ohio State	9	202	938	4.6	11	1	0	0.0	0	203	938	4.6	11
11	Joe Williams	Iowa	9	64	297	4.6	5	7	138	19.7	3	71	435	6.1	8
12	Sandy Stephens	Minnesota	9	110	487	4.4	6					110	487	4.4	6
13	Tom O'Grady	Northwestern	9	65	283	4.4	2					65	283	4.4	2
14	Don Cromer	Indiana	9	59	260	4.4		4	22	5.5	0	63	282	4.5	0
15	Nate Ramsey	Indiana	9	71	300	4.2		4	44	11.0	0	75	344	4.6	0
16	Bill Tunnicliff	Michigan	9	96	396	4.1	3					96	396	4.1	3
17	Roy Walker	Purdue	9	123	491	4.0	4	2	10	5.0	0	125	501	4.0	4
18	Marvin Woodson	Indiana	9	115	425	3.7		6	37	6.2	0	121	462	3.8	0
19	Sammie Harris	Iowa	9	76	267	3.5	1	6	111	18.5	1	82	378	4.6	2
20	Judge Dickson	Minnesota	9	82	275	3.4	1	1	20	20.0	0	83	295	3.6	1
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Al Wheatland	Illinois	9	73	230	3.2						73	230	3.2	0
22	Lou Holland	Wisconsin	9	62	177	2.9	4	9	119	13.2	2	71	296	4.2	6
23	Ron DiGravio	Purdue	9	76	119	1.6	3					76	119	1.6	3
24	Byron Broome	Indiana	9	90	84	0.9						90	84	0.9	0

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