Record: 8-1-2, .818 W-L% (9th of 120)
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dan Devine (8-1-2)
PS/G: 18.5 (42nd of 120) ▪ PA/G: 5.6 (5th of 120)
SRS: 13.75 (17th of 120) ▪ SOS: 4.30 (45th of 120)
Bowl Game: Won Bluebonnet Bowl 14-10 versus Georgia Tech
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Jim Johnson | 12 | 33 | 36.4 | 198 | 6.0 | -1.6 | 1 | 6 | 60.4 |
| 2 | Johnny Roland | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 20 | 1.7 | -2.5 | 2 | 2 | 60.7 |
| 3 | Keith Weber | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 46 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 85.8 |
| 4 | Dave Harvey | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 2.0 | -3.0 | 1 | 1 | 102.8 |
| 5 | Vince Tobin | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 1 | 0 | 319.6 |
| 6 | Mike Jones | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bill Lavender | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 150.4 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Johnny Roland | 159 | 830 | 5.2 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 165 | 889 | 5.4 | 13 |
| 2 | Paul Underhill | 110 | 462 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 111 | 474 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 3 | Bill Tobin | 76 | 347 | 4.6 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 2 | 79 | 422 | 5.3 | 3 |
| 4 | Jim Johnson | 55 | 197 | 3.6 | 1 | 55 | 197 | 3.6 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | Kenneth Hinkley | 42 | 192 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 43 | 195 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Andy Russell | 37 | 120 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 38 | 133 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 7 | Gus Otto | 32 | 97 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 33 | 107 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 8 | Albert Griffin | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | Larry Kuba | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Dave Harvey | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Keith Weber | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Vince Tobin | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 13 | Mike Jones | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | Carl Crawford | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 15 | Vince Turner | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Bill Leistritz | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | Bill Lavender | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | Jackie Palmer | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | John Sevcik | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | Conrad Hitchler | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | George Seals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Jim Sevcik | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | ||||