Record: 10-2, .833 W-L% (7th of 138) ▪ Rank: 5th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bo Schembechler (10-2)
PS/G: 31.0 (4th of 138) ▪ PA/G: 8.8 (2nd of 138)
SRS: 21.25 (5th of 138) ▪ SOS: 6.42 (40th of 138)
Bowl Game: Lost Rose Bowl 17-10 versus Southern California
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Rick Leach | 78 | 158 | 49.4 | 1283 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 17 | 6 | 145.5 |
| 2 | B.J. Dickey | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 115 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 127.7 |
| 3 | Tony Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Harlan Huckleby | 154 | 741 | 4.8 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 161 | 794 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2 | Russell Davis | 153 | 683 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 157 | 708 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 3 | Rick Leach | 145 | 611 | 4.2 | 12 | 145 | 611 | 4.2 | 12 | ||||
| 4 | Roosevelt Smith | 98 | 410 | 4.2 | 3 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 3 | 107 | 535 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 5 | Butch Woolfolk | 77 | 359 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 78 | 373 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Lawrence Reid | 50 | 209 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 51 | 220 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 7 | B.J. Dickey | 33 | 154 | 4.7 | 3 | 33 | 154 | 4.7 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Ralph Clayton | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 1 | 25 | 546 | 21.8 | 8 | 35 | 597 | 17.1 | 9 |
| 9 | Tony Leoni | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Tony Jackson | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 11 | Craig Page | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Alan Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 |
| 13 | Doug Marsh | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 6 | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Gene Johnson | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Rodney Feaster | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | Ed Kasparek | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | Mark Schmerge | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | ||||