Record: 149-138-8, .519 W-L% (6th of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 0.23 (7th of 10) ▪ SOS: -0.51 (7th of 10)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 6 (Florida State, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), Notre Dame and Penn State)
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | 32 | 699 | 21.8 | 2 | 67 | 537 | 8.0 | 3 | 99 | 1236 | 12.5 | 5 |
| 2 | Eddie Miller | South Carolina | 21 | 457 | 21.8 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 2 | 29 | 511 | 17.6 | 4 |
| 3 | James Jett | West Virginia | 31 | 652 | 21.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 33 | 658 | 19.9 | 2 |
| 4 | Russell Copeland | Memphis | 33 | 684 | 20.7 | 4 | 33 | 684 | 20.7 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Olanda Truitt | Pittsburgh | 49 | 895 | 18.3 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 51 | 930 | 18.2 | 6 |
| 6 | Terry Smith | Penn State | 29 | 530 | 18.3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 34 | 543 | 16.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Bo Campbell | Virginia Tech | 22 | 389 | 17.7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 24 | 410 | 17.1 | 1 |
| 8 | David Daniels | Penn State | 31 | 538 | 17.4 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | 37 | 616 | 16.6 | 4 |
| 9 | Fred Jones | Louisville | 23 | 400 | 17.4 | 0 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 24 | 392 | 16.3 | 0 |
| 10 | Lamar Thomas | Miami (FL) | 43 | 742 | 17.3 | 6 | 43 | 742 | 17.3 | 6 | ||||
| 11 | Quent McCollum | Louisiana-Lafayette | 37 | 640 | 17.3 | 3 | 37 | 640 | 17.3 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | Rob Carpenter | Syracuse | 52 | 895 | 17.2 | 5 | 52 | 895 | 17.2 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | Shelby Hill | Syracuse | 33 | 558 | 16.9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 566 | 16.2 | 5 |
| 14 | Anthony Cummings | Louisville | 28 | 473 | 16.9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 30 | 482 | 16.1 | 10 |
| 15 | Robert Brooks | South Carolina | 33 | 548 | 16.6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 34 | 558 | 16.4 | 6 |
| 16 | Marlon Pearce | Cincinnati | 27 | 447 | 16.6 | 3 | 27 | 447 | 16.6 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | Ray Hilvert | Boston College | 39 | 643 | 16.5 | 2 | 39 | 643 | 16.5 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | Eddie Brown | Louisiana Tech | 50 | 799 | 16.0 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 56 | 858 | 15.3 | 7 |
| 19 | Wesley Carroll | Miami (FL) | 61 | 952 | 15.6 | 6 | 61 | 952 | 15.6 | 6 | ||||
| 20 | Lawrence Dawsey | Florida State | 65 | 999 | 15.4 | 7 | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | 73 | 1102 | 15.1 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Nick Cullen | Virginia Tech | 37 | 568 | 15.4 | 3 | 37 | 568 | 15.4 | 3 | ||||
| 22 | Luke Fisher | East Carolina | 35 | 534 | 15.3 | 6 | 35 | 534 | 15.3 | 6 | ||||
| 23 | Jerome Madden | Arkansas State | 23 | 352 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 | 352 | 15.3 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | Frank Cassano | Tulsa | 31 | 464 | 15.0 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 44 | 516 | 11.7 | 6 |
| 25 | George Deveney | Temple | 27 | 402 | 14.9 | 2 | 27 | 402 | 14.9 | 2 | ||||
| 26 | Randal Hill | Miami (FL) | 44 | 653 | 14.8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 47 | 680 | 14.5 | 3 |
| 27 | James Guarantino | Rutgers | 26 | 386 | 14.8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 27 | 395 | 14.6 | 2 |
| 28 | Rob Chudzinski | Miami (FL) | 21 | 306 | 14.6 | 1 | 21 | 306 | 14.6 | 1 | ||||
| 29 | Blake Denison | Arkansas State | 24 | 349 | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 26 | 351 | 13.5 | 1 |
| 30 | Ken McKay | Louisville | 33 | 471 | 14.3 | 2 | 33 | 471 | 14.3 | 2 | ||||
| 31 | Michael Jackson | Southern Mississippi | 25 | 358 | 14.3 | 2 | 25 | 358 | 14.3 | 2 | ||||
| 32 | Jerry Dawson | Navy | 46 | 649 | 14.1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 53 | 668 | 12.6 | 5 |
| 33 | Ralph Dawkins | Louisville | 27 | 373 | 13.8 | 1 | 121 | 542 | 4.5 | 5 | 148 | 915 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 34 | Chris Gedney | Syracuse | 24 | 332 | 13.8 | 1 | 24 | 332 | 13.8 | 1 | ||||
| 35 | Archie Malloy | Tulsa | 22 | 294 | 13.4 | 1 | 22 | 294 | 13.4 | 1 | ||||
| 36 | Melvin Ferdinand | Tulane | 57 | 757 | 13.3 | 8 | 57 | 757 | 13.3 | 8 | ||||
| 37 | B.J. Mason | Navy | 32 | 424 | 13.3 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 36 | 456 | 12.7 | 2 |
| 38 | Dave Berghult | Navy | 27 | 359 | 13.3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 31 | 378 | 12.2 | 4 |
| 39 | Bobby Slaughter | Louisiana Tech | 78 | 994 | 12.7 | 5 | 78 | 994 | 12.7 | 5 | ||||
| 40 | Jerry Ursin | Tulane | 44 | 548 | 12.5 | 3 | 44 | 548 | 12.5 | 3 | ||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 41 | Dave Moore | Pittsburgh | 32 | 399 | 12.5 | 3 | 32 | 399 | 12.5 | 3 | ||||
| 42 | Darnell Dickerson | Pittsburgh | 21 | 256 | 12.2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 25 | 274 | 11.0 | 2 |
| 43 | Mark Chmura | Boston College | 47 | 560 | 11.9 | 3 | 47 | 560 | 11.9 | 3 | ||||
| 44 | Rich Drayton | Temple | 48 | 564 | 11.8 | 1 | 48 | 564 | 11.8 | 1 | ||||
| 45 | Joe Koynock | Cincinnati | 44 | 496 | 11.3 | 4 | 44 | 496 | 11.3 | 4 | ||||
| 46 | Edgar Bennett | Florida State | 35 | 395 | 11.3 | 4 | 61 | 302 | 5.0 | 5 | 96 | 697 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 47 | Greg Reed | Southern Mississippi | 23 | 257 | 11.2 | 1 | 23 | 257 | 11.2 | 1 | ||||
| 48 | Albert Haynes | South Carolina | 22 | 247 | 11.2 | 1 | 56 | 201 | 3.6 | 1 | 78 | 448 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 49 | Marcus Mickel | Virginia Tech | 38 | 409 | 10.8 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 43 | 432 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 50 | Amp Lee | Florida State | 34 | 360 | 10.6 | 2 | 158 | 825 | 5.2 | 16 | 192 | 1185 | 6.2 | 18 |
| 51 | James Jenkins | Rutgers | 31 | 325 | 10.5 | 3 | 31 | 325 | 10.5 | 3 | ||||
| 52 | Darrell Mitchell | West Virginia | 23 | 237 | 10.3 | 0 | 23 | 237 | 10.3 | 0 | ||||
| 53 | Dave Roberts | Florida State | 21 | 216 | 10.3 | 1 | 21 | 216 | 10.3 | 1 | ||||
| 54 | Tony Kennedy | Virginia Tech | 21 | 209 | 10.0 | 2 | 144 | 517 | 3.6 | 5 | 165 | 726 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 55 | Terrance Strickland | Tulane | 33 | 313 | 9.5 | 4 | 64 | 281 | 4.4 | 2 | 97 | 594 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 56 | Wayde Butler | Louisiana-Lafayette | 43 | 398 | 9.3 | 0 | 50 | 186 | 3.7 | 2 | 93 | 584 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 57 | Chris Collier | Arkansas State | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 3 | 67 | 314 | 4.7 | 2 | 91 | 537 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 58 | Mike Dingle | South Carolina | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 2 | 187 | 746 | 4.0 | 8 | 213 | 979 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 59 | Conrad Swanson | Temple | 25 | 192 | 7.7 | 0 | 95 | 358 | 3.8 | 7 | 120 | 550 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 60 | Mike Sanders | Boston College | 21 | 161 | 7.7 | 0 | 88 | 317 | 3.6 | 0 | 109 | 478 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 61 | Ed Toner | Boston College | 36 | 263 | 7.3 | 3 | 83 | 273 | 3.3 | 3 | 119 | 536 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 62 | Glenn Deveaux | Pittsburgh | 23 | 154 | 6.7 | 0 | 95 | 382 | 4.0 | 6 | 118 | 536 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 63 | Jason Pace | Navy | 21 | 135 | 6.4 | 1 | 136 | 565 | 4.2 | 5 | 157 | 700 | 4.5 | 6 |