Record: 9-2, .818 W-L% (9th of 119) ▪ Rank: 7th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Pepper Rodgers (9-2)
PS/G: 35.8 (5th of 119) ▪ PA/G: 17.3 (43rd of 119)
SRS: 18.01 (9th of 119) ▪ SOS: 5.64 (40th of 119)
Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 15-14 versus Penn State
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Bobby Douglass | 84 | 168 | 50.0 | 1316 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 12 | 6 | 132.2 |
| 2 | Jim Ettinger | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 105 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 114.0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Bobby Douglass | 148 | 495 | 3.3 | 12 | 148 | 495 | 3.3 | 12 | ||||
| 2 | John Riggins | 139 | 866 | 6.2 | 6 | 139 | 866 | 6.2 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Donnie Shanklin | 122 | 772 | 6.3 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 126 | 837 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 4 | Junior Riggins | 54 | 340 | 6.3 | 3 | 10 | 151 | 15.1 | 2 | 64 | 491 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 5 | Mike Reeves | 41 | 188 | 4.6 | 0 | 41 | 188 | 4.6 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Jim Ettinger | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 2 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Rich Rucker | 26 | 104 | 4.0 | 1 | 26 | 104 | 4.0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | D Autry | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 9 | John Jackson | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | 187 | 13.4 | 2 | 24 | 260 | 10.8 | 2 |
| 10 | Bill Bell | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | Willie Amison | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | George McGowan | 32 | 592 | 18.5 | 5 | 32 | 592 | 18.5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | John Mosier | 25 | 281 | 11.2 | 1 | 25 | 281 | 11.2 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | Jim Hatcher | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | Lloyd Martindale | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||||