Record: 5-4, .556 W-L% (48th of 112)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Ara Parseghian (5-4)
PS/G: 22.1 (18th of 112) ▪ PA/G: 16.4 (67th of 112)
SRS: 16.61 (9th of 112) ▪ SOS: 11.61 (4th of 112)
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Dick Thornton | 53 | 122 | 43.4 | 828 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 7 | 8 | 106.3 |
| 2 | Chip Holcomb | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 114 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 2 | 0 | 235.3 |
| 3 | John Talley | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 221.8 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Ron Burton | 141 | 613 | 4.3 | 19 | 392 | 20.6 | 4 | 160 | 1005 | 6.3 | 4 | |
| 2 | Dick Thornton | 110 | 250 | 2.3 | 110 | 250 | 2.3 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Willmer Fowler | 63 | 246 | 3.9 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 65 | 266 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mike Stock | 39 | 172 | 4.4 | 39 | 172 | 4.4 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | Fred Hecker | 26 | 87 | 3.3 | 26 | 87 | 3.3 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Sam Johnson | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | Mark Johnston | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Albert Kimbrough | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ray Purdin | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 2 | 17 | 133 | 7.8 | 2 | |
| 10 | Chip Holcomb | 6 | -19 | -3.2 | 6 | -19 | -3.2 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | John Talley | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Fred Williamson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 199 | 22.1 | 1 | 10 | 202 | 20.2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Gene Ascani | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | Elbert Kimbrough | 14 | 148 | 10.6 | 2 | 14 | 148 | 10.6 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | Doug Asad | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Paul Yanke | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | Irv Cross | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | Larry Van Dusen | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | ||||