Record: 23-42-1, .356 W-L% (15th of 15) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -12.67 (15th of 15) ▪ SOS: -7.23 (10th of 15)
Conference Champion: West Texas A&M
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Bo Robinson | West Texas A&M | 201 | 1399 | 7.0 | 12 | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 0 | 205 | 1392 | 6.8 | 12 |
| 2 | Mickey Collins | Wichita State | 118 | 596 | 5.1 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 2 | 126 | 660 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 3 | Kenny Davis | West Texas A&M | 94 | 438 | 4.7 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 97 | 493 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 4 | Oliver Thomas | New Mexico State | 91 | 420 | 4.6 | 3 | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 0 | 100 | 513 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 5 | David Johnson | West Texas A&M | 90 | 414 | 4.6 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 97 | 474 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 6 | Bernell Quinn | Southern Illinois | 187 | 822 | 4.4 | 1 | 16 | 203 | 12.7 | 2 | 203 | 1025 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 7 | Bill Delaney | West Texas A&M | 117 | 487 | 4.2 | 6 | 117 | 487 | 4.2 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | Jeff Haney | Wichita State | 106 | 438 | 4.1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 112 | 451 | 4.0 | 4 |
| 9 | Calvin Hill | Drake | 114 | 455 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 117 | 473 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 10 | Anton Niles | New Mexico State | 92 | 364 | 4.0 | 2 | 17 | 147 | 8.6 | 0 | 109 | 511 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 11 | Rickey Watts | Tulsa | 108 | 423 | 3.9 | 5 | 40 | 639 | 16.0 | 1 | 148 | 1062 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 12 | Sherman Johnson | Tulsa | 96 | 375 | 3.9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 100 | 404 | 4.0 | 4 |
| 13 | Reddick Williams | New Mexico State | 97 | 343 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 102 | 381 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 14 | Wayne Williams | Drake | 87 | 305 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 91 | 331 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 15 | Rick Horacek | New Mexico State | 128 | 423 | 3.3 | 7 | 128 | 423 | 3.3 | 7 | ||||
| 16 | Payton Bailey | Wichita State | 78 | 255 | 3.3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 80 | 275 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 17 | Clarence Robison | Southern Illinois | 79 | 253 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 80 | 256 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 18 | Wash Henry | Southern Illinois | 82 | 254 | 3.1 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 86 | 330 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 19 | Jerry Smith | Drake | 77 | 200 | 2.6 | 0 | 77 | 200 | 2.6 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | Tracy Qualls | West Texas A&M | 71 | 163 | 2.3 | 1 | 71 | 163 | 2.3 | 1 | ||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Jim Andrus | Wichita State | 105 | 192 | 1.8 | 2 | 105 | 192 | 1.8 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | Bill Blankenship | Tulsa | 85 | 84 | 1.0 | 4 | 85 | 84 | 1.0 | 4 | ||||
| 23 | Dan Dodd | Drake | 89 | -82 | -0.9 | 1 | 89 | -82 | -0.9 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | Bob Collins | Southern Illinois | 80 | -109 | -1.4 | 0 | 80 | -109 | -1.4 | 0 | ||||