Record: 8-1, .889 W-L% (6th of 112) ▪ Rank: 3rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Duffy Daugherty (8-1)
PS/G: 29.3 (3rd of 112) ▪ PA/G: 8.3 (12th of 112)
SRS: 23.79 (1st of 112) ▪ SOS: 7.46 (20th of 112)
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Jim Ninowski | 45 | 79 | 57.0 | 718 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 6 | 3 | 150.8 |
| 2 | Mike Panitch | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 267 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | 139.5 |
| 3 | Larry Bielat | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 86 | 5.4 | -0.3 | 0 | 2 | 51.4 |
| 4 | Dean Look | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 17 | 4.3 | -7.0 | 0 | 1 | 35.7 |
| 5 | Bob Handloser | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -11.3 | 0 | 1 | -50.0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Walt Kowalczyk | 101 | 545 | 5.4 | 9 | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 0 | 108 | 673 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 2 | Blanche Martin | 100 | 528 | 5.3 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 106 | 608 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 3 | Don Gilbert | 63 | 275 | 4.4 | 0 | 63 | 275 | 4.4 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | Art Johnson | 56 | 392 | 7.0 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 1 | 64 | 463 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 5 | Dean Look | 52 | 231 | 4.4 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 55 | 265 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 6 | Mike Panitch | 41 | 126 | 3.1 | 1 | 41 | 126 | 3.1 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | Robert Bercich | 35 | 161 | 4.6 | 2 | 35 | 161 | 4.6 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Jim Ninowski | 34 | -85 | -2.5 | 0 | 34 | -85 | -2.5 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Roger Donnahoo | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 10 | Bob Handloser | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 2 | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | Larry Bielat | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Dave Kaiser | 19 | 267 | 14.1 | 1 | 19 | 267 | 14.1 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | Sam Williams | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 3 | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | Larry Harding | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | ||||
| 15 | Bob Jewett | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | Tony Kolodziej | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | ||||