Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (3rd of 104) ▪ Rank: 2nd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bobby Bowden (11-1)
PS/G: 40.1 (2nd of 104) ▪ PA/G: 13.6 (7th of 104)
SRS: 23.50 (1st of 104) ▪ SOS: 5.00 (20th of 104)
Bowl Game: Won Fiesta Bowl 31-28 versus Nebraska
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Danny McManus | 138 | 264 | 52.3 | 1964 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 14 | 9 | 125.4 |
| 2 | Chip Ferguson | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 335 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 3 | 2 | 136.5 |
| 3 | Peter Tom Willis | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 67 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 179.3 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Sammie Smith | 172 | 1230 | 7.2 | 7 | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 2 | 178 | 1358 | 7.6 | 9 |
| 2 | Dexter Carter | 116 | 679 | 5.9 | 6 | 19 | 216 | 11.4 | 1 | 135 | 895 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 3 | Dayne Williams | 71 | 272 | 3.8 | 15 | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 0 | 83 | 385 | 4.6 | 15 |
| 4 | Edgar Bennett | 58 | 276 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 0 | 67 | 389 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 5 | Marion Butts | 35 | 199 | 5.7 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 39 | 264 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 6 | Victor Floyd | 29 | 204 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 224 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 7 | Danny McManus | 12 | -14 | -1.2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 13 | -16 | -1.2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ronald Lewis | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 1 | 23 | 418 | 18.2 | 4 | 33 | 522 | 15.8 | 5 |
| 9 | Chris Parker | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 10 | Chip Ferguson | 6 | -14 | -2.3 | 1 | 6 | -14 | -2.3 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | Lawrence Dawsey | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 0 | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 12 | Peter Tom Willis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Brady Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | Stanley Hall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | John Merna | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Paul Moore | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | Herb Gainer | 30 | 478 | 15.9 | 6 | 30 | 478 | 15.9 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | Pat Carter | 28 | 274 | 9.8 | 2 | 28 | 274 | 9.8 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | Terry Anthony | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 1 | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | Tom O'Malley | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | Scott DiMare | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Reggie Johnson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | Randy White | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | Bruce LaSane | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | Dave Roberts | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | Keith Ross | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||