Record: 56-59-2, .487 W-L% (9th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 2.86 (6th of 11) ▪ SOS: 3.34 (2nd of 11)
Conference Champion: Ohio State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Iowa and Ohio State)
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Dwayne McMullen | Minnesota | 26 | 594 | 22.8 | 5 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 27 | 585 | 21.7 | 5 |
| 2 | Len Kenebrew | Indiana | 41 | 750 | 18.3 | 2 | 41 | 750 | 18.3 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Steve Griffin* | Purdue | 64 | 1060 | 16.6 | 5 | 64 | 1060 | 16.6 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | Randy Grant | Illinois | 41 | 680 | 16.6 | 8 | 41 | 680 | 16.6 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | Rick Brunner* | Purdue | 30 | 478 | 15.9 | 1 | 30 | 478 | 15.9 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | Cris Carter* | Ohio State | 41 | 648 | 15.8 | 8 | 41 | 648 | 15.8 | 8 | ||||
| 7 | Ernie Jones | Indiana | 26 | 408 | 15.7 | 2 | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | 0 | 27 | 391 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 8 | Vince Bean* | Michigan | 29 | 445 | 15.3 | 2 | 29 | 445 | 15.3 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Mike Lanese* | Ohio State | 41 | 618 | 15.1 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 2 | 47 | 677 | 14.4 | 3 |
| 10 | Al Toon* | Wisconsin | 54 | 750 | 13.9 | 5 | 54 | 750 | 13.9 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | Bill Happel* | Iowa | 47 | 632 | 13.4 | 3 | 47 | 632 | 13.4 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | Dave Lilja | Indiana | 23 | 306 | 13.3 | 3 | 23 | 306 | 13.3 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | Marty Scott* | Purdue | 46 | 596 | 13.0 | 3 | 46 | 596 | 13.0 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | David Williams | Illinois | 101 | 1278 | 12.7 | 8 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 103 | 1274 | 12.4 | 8 |
| 15 | Terry Smith | Indiana | 25 | 317 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 | 317 | 12.7 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Tony Coates | Northwestern | 25 | 311 | 12.4 | 1 | 25 | 311 | 12.4 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | Jonathan Hayes* | Iowa | 42 | 512 | 12.2 | 6 | 42 | 512 | 12.2 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | Sim Nelson* | Michigan | 40 | 459 | 11.5 | 3 | 40 | 459 | 11.5 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | Keith Byars* | Ohio State | 42 | 479 | 11.4 | 2 | 336 | 1764 | 5.3 | 22 | 378 | 2243 | 5.9 | 24 |
| 20 | Bruce King* | Purdue | 33 | 355 | 10.8 | 3 | 91 | 416 | 4.6 | 0 | 124 | 771 | 6.2 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Bret Pearson* | Wisconsin | 41 | 415 | 10.1 | 0 | 41 | 415 | 10.1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Ronnie Harmon* | Iowa | 32 | 318 | 9.9 | 1 | 190 | 907 | 4.8 | 11 | 222 | 1225 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 23 | Cap Boso | Illinois | 44 | 363 | 8.3 | 1 | 44 | 363 | 8.3 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | Rodney Carter* | Purdue | 33 | 275 | 8.3 | 0 | 135 | 449 | 3.3 | 4 | 168 | 724 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 25 | Alex Green | Indiana | 24 | 189 | 7.9 | 0 | 68 | 168 | 2.5 | 1 | 92 | 357 | 3.9 | 1 |
| 26 | Casey Cummings | Northwestern | 28 | 131 | 4.7 | 0 | 79 | 386 | 4.9 | 0 | 107 | 517 | 4.8 | 0 |