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)
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Adam Dach | Northern Illinois | 143 | 966 | 6.8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 145 | 974 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 2 | Stacey Robinson | Northern Illinois | 193 | 1238 | 6.4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 194 | 1240 | 6.4 | 19 |
| 3 | Leonard Conley | Miami (FL) | 78 | 464 | 5.9 | 6 | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 1 | 91 | 637 | 7.0 | 7 |
| 4 | Jason Davis | Louisiana Tech | 164 | 929 | 5.7 | 8 | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 1 | 177 | 1062 | 6.0 | 9 |
| 5 | Mark Brus | Tulsa | 101 | 571 | 5.7 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 104 | 649 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 6 | Chris Hughley | Tulsa | 126 | 700 | 5.6 | 4 | 20 | 142 | 7.1 | 2 | 146 | 842 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 7 | Rob DeBoer | South Carolina | 125 | 700 | 5.6 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 130 | 745 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 8 | David Daniels | East Carolina | 100 | 553 | 5.5 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 108 | 609 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 9 | Scott McNair | Temple | 116 | 623 | 5.4 | 5 | 10 | 172 | 17.2 | 1 | 126 | 795 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 10 | Ricky Watters | Notre Dame | 108 | 579 | 5.4 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 115 | 637 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 11 | Jon Jones | West Virginia | 94 | 503 | 5.4 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 99 | 532 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 12 | Larry Harris | Arkansas State | 90 | 490 | 5.4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 91 | 495 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 13 | Amp Lee | Florida State | 158 | 825 | 5.2 | 16 | 34 | 360 | 10.6 | 2 | 192 | 1185 | 6.2 | 18 |
| 14 | Troy Mabone | Arkansas State | 75 | 387 | 5.2 | 2 | 75 | 387 | 5.2 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | Corey Ray | Northern Illinois | 72 | 372 | 5.2 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | 77 | 432 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 16 | Roland Johnson | Southern Mississippi | 75 | 384 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 78 | 388 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 17 | Michael Richardson | Louisiana Tech | 222 | 1114 | 5.0 | 13 | 14 | 138 | 9.9 | 0 | 236 | 1252 | 5.3 | 13 |
| 18 | Harold Dennis | Tulane | 71 | 358 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 74 | 390 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 19 | Tyrone Nelson | Akron | 72 | 357 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 | 157 | 10.5 | 0 | 87 | 514 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 20 | Mike Mayweather | Army | 274 | 1338 | 4.9 | 10 | 274 | 1338 | 4.9 | 10 | ||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | David Walker | Syracuse | 150 | 730 | 4.9 | 6 | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 1 | 161 | 848 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 22 | Michael Beasley | West Virginia | 125 | 607 | 4.9 | 3 | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 133 | 685 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 23 | Rico Tyler | West Virginia | 93 | 455 | 4.9 | 3 | 15 | 119 | 7.9 | 1 | 108 | 574 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 24 | Willie McMillian | Army | 189 | 900 | 4.8 | 9 | 189 | 900 | 4.8 | 9 | ||||
| 25 | Vaughn Hebron | Virginia Tech | 133 | 640 | 4.8 | 3 | 16 | 289 | 18.1 | 4 | 149 | 929 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 26 | Terry Strong | Cincinnati | 172 | 803 | 4.7 | 5 | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 0 | 187 | 918 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 27 | Rodney Culver | Notre Dame | 150 | 710 | 4.7 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 2 | 163 | 855 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 28 | Curvin Richards | Pittsburgh | 145 | 682 | 4.7 | 2 | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 0 | 156 | 783 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 29 | Jeff Sweitzer | Akron | 69 | 322 | 4.7 | 3 | 69 | 322 | 4.7 | 3 | ||||
| 30 | Ron Jackson | Tulsa | 126 | 569 | 4.5 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 132 | 610 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 31 | Ralph Dawkins | Louisville | 121 | 542 | 4.5 | 5 | 27 | 373 | 13.8 | 1 | 148 | 915 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 32 | Damon Denaburg | Louisiana-Lafayette | 97 | 440 | 4.5 | 7 | 97 | 440 | 4.5 | 7 | ||||
| 33 | Gary Brown | Penn State | 82 | 359 | 4.4 | 2 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 0 | 92 | 452 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 34 | Leon Brown | Temple | 134 | 573 | 4.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 138 | 583 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 35 | Tony Brooks | Notre Dame | 105 | 451 | 4.3 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 108 | 498 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 36 | Chance Miller | Tulane | 190 | 805 | 4.2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 196 | 852 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 37 | Tony Smith | Southern Mississippi | 158 | 657 | 4.2 | 4 | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 0 | 169 | 743 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 38 | Jason Pace | Navy | 136 | 565 | 4.2 | 5 | 21 | 135 | 6.4 | 1 | 157 | 700 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 39 | Cedric Van Buren | East Carolina | 116 | 488 | 4.2 | 3 | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 2 | 127 | 650 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 40 | Garrett Ford | West Virginia | 79 | 335 | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 84 | 361 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 41 | Stephen McGuire | Miami (FL) | 150 | 621 | 4.1 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 155 | 650 | 4.2 | 11 |
| 42 | Keith Benton | Memphis | 148 | 612 | 4.1 | 5 | 148 | 612 | 4.1 | 5 | ||||
| 43 | Larry Porter | Memphis | 114 | 468 | 4.1 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 121 | 494 | 4.1 | 9 |
| 44 | Mike Dingle | South Carolina | 187 | 746 | 4.0 | 8 | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 2 | 213 | 979 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 45 | Bill Bailey | Rutgers | 125 | 499 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 129 | 538 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 46 | Doug Lewis | Akron | 124 | 495 | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 1 | 132 | 619 | 4.7 | 8 |
| 47 | Glenn Deveaux | Pittsburgh | 95 | 382 | 4.0 | 6 | 23 | 154 | 6.7 | 0 | 118 | 536 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 48 | Marcus Reliford | Akron | 177 | 684 | 3.9 | 7 | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 1 | 191 | 838 | 4.4 | 8 |
| 49 | Tekay Dorsey | Rutgers | 131 | 505 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 | 179 | 14.9 | 1 | 143 | 684 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 50 | Phil Bryant | Virginia Tech | 76 | 293 | 3.9 | 1 | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 1 | 94 | 453 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 51 | Leon Bosby | Memphis | 156 | 589 | 3.8 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 1 | 168 | 662 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 52 | Leroy Thompson | Penn State | 152 | 573 | 3.8 | 8 | 20 | 245 | 12.3 | 0 | 172 | 818 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 53 | Conrad Swanson | Temple | 95 | 358 | 3.8 | 7 | 25 | 192 | 7.7 | 0 | 120 | 550 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 54 | Curtis Lipsey | Louisville | 91 | 340 | 3.7 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 2 | 97 | 422 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 55 | Quintus Casey | Southern Mississippi | 77 | 287 | 3.7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 80 | 319 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 56 | Tony Kennedy | Virginia Tech | 144 | 517 | 3.6 | 5 | 21 | 209 | 10.0 | 2 | 165 | 726 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 57 | Mike Sanders | Boston College | 88 | 317 | 3.6 | 0 | 21 | 161 | 7.7 | 0 | 109 | 478 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 58 | Jeff Blake | East Carolina | 118 | 414 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 119 | 411 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 59 | Charles Allen | Memphis | 70 | 243 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 73 | 264 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 60 | Sam Gash | Penn State | 95 | 315 | 3.3 | 5 | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 0 | 108 | 468 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 61 | Ed Toner | Boston College | 83 | 273 | 3.3 | 3 | 36 | 263 | 7.3 | 3 | 119 | 536 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 62 | Tim Frager | Boston College | 77 | 252 | 3.3 | 2 | 10 | 122 | 12.2 | 1 | 87 | 374 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 63 | Alton Grizzard | Navy | 123 | 396 | 3.2 | 4 | 123 | 396 | 3.2 | 4 | ||||
| 64 | Roy Johnson | Arkansas State | 143 | 380 | 2.7 | 3 | 143 | 380 | 2.7 | 3 | ||||
| 65 | Rick Mirer | Notre Dame | 98 | 198 | 2.0 | 6 | 98 | 198 | 2.0 | 6 | ||||
| 66 | James Freeman | Louisiana-Lafayette | 162 | 296 | 1.8 | 3 | 162 | 296 | 1.8 | 3 | ||||
| 67 | Marvin Graves | Syracuse | 115 | 155 | 1.3 | 5 | 115 | 155 | 1.3 | 5 | ||||
| 68 | Paul Anderson | Cincinnati | 107 | 103 | 1.0 | 2 | 107 | 103 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||