Record: 8-3, .727 W-L% (24th of 122) ▪ Rank: 9th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bo Schembechler (8-3)
PS/G: 32.0 (16th of 122) ▪ PA/G: 13.5 (18th of 122)
SRS: 19.11 (11th of 122) ▪ SOS: 7.65 (29th of 122)
Bowl Game: Lost Rose Bowl 10-3 versus Southern California
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Don Moorhead | 103 | 210 | 49.0 | 1261 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 7 | 100.7 |
| 2 | Jim Betts | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 293 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 153.1 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Don Moorhead | 170 | 625 | 3.7 | 7 | 170 | 625 | 3.7 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | Glenn Doughty | 150 | 732 | 4.9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 153 | 749 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 3 | Billy Taylor | 141 | 864 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 143 | 878 | 6.1 | 8 |
| 4 | Garvie Craw | 117 | 344 | 2.9 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 1 | 124 | 403 | 3.3 | 13 |
| 5 | Jim Betts | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 3 | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | John Gabler | 25 | 94 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | 31 | 161 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Lance Scheffler | 19 | 89 | 4.7 | 1 | 19 | 89 | 4.7 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Preston Henry | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fritz Seyferth | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Eric Federico | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | Jim Mandich | 50 | 662 | 13.2 | 4 | 50 | 662 | 13.2 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | Bill Harris | 15 | 302 | 20.1 | 1 | 15 | 302 | 20.1 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | Mike Hankwitz | 13 | 155 | 11.9 | 0 | 13 | 155 | 11.9 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | Paul Staroba | 12 | 141 | 11.8 | 0 | 12 | 141 | 11.8 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Jerry Imsland | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Mike Oldham | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | ||||