Record: 9-2, .818 W-L% (10th of 119) ▪ Rank: 6th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bob Devaney (9-2)
PS/G: 20.3 (35th of 119) ▪ PA/G: 10.7 (19th of 119)
SRS: 9.95 (20th of 119) ▪ SOS: 1.22 (62nd of 119)
Bowl Game: Lost Sugar Bowl 34-7 versus Alabama
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Bob Churchich | 96 | 174 | 55.2 | 1136 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4 | 9 | 107.3 |
| 2 | Wayne Weber | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 52 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 104.8 |
| 3 | Ernie Sigler | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 117.2 |
| 4 | Ben Gregory | 0 | 2 | 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 | Harry Wilson | 138 | 635 | 4.6 | 3 | 16 | 216 | 13.5 | 1 | 154 | 851 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 2 | Pete Tatman | 107 | 418 | 3.9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 108 | 429 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ben Gregory | 93 | 418 | 4.5 | 6 | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 1 | 105 | 539 | 5.1 | 7 |
| 4 | Bob Churchich | 63 | -58 | -0.9 | 4 | 63 | -58 | -0.9 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Charlie Winters | 39 | 157 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 41 | 161 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 6 | Dick Davis | 29 | 154 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 31 | 172 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 7 | Ron Kirkland | 27 | 104 | 3.9 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 0 | 34 | 194 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 8 | Paul Critchlow | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 2 | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Mick Ziegler | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Wayne Weber | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Kenny Brunk | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Tom Penney | 24 | 286 | 11.9 | 0 | 24 | 286 | 11.9 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Dennis Morrison | 22 | 271 | 12.3 | 2 | 22 | 271 | 12.3 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | Dennis Richnafsky | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 0 | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Miles Kimmel | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Tom Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | ||||