Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (3rd of 106) ▪ Rank: 2nd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Lou Holtz (11-1)
PS/G: 35.6 (8th of 106) ▪ PA/G: 17.9 (21st of 106)
SRS: 21.24 (2nd of 106) ▪ SOS: 6.07 (15th of 106)
Bowl Game: Won Cotton Bowl 24-21 versus Texas A&M
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Kevin McDougal | 98 | 159 | 61.6 | 1541 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 7 | 5 | 151.3 |
| 2 | Paul Failla | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 281 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 3 | 0 | 210.0 |
| 3 | Ray Zellars | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 394.0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Lee Becton | 164 | 1044 | 6.4 | 6 | 12 | 153 | 12.8 | 1 | 176 | 1197 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 2 | Ray Zellars | 99 | 494 | 5.0 | 5 | 14 | 109 | 7.8 | 3 | 113 | 603 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 3 | Randy Kinder | 89 | 537 | 6.0 | 2 | 89 | 537 | 6.0 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | Kevin McDougal | 55 | 85 | 1.5 | 4 | 55 | 85 | 1.5 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Marc Edwards | 40 | 186 | 4.7 | 8 | 40 | 186 | 4.7 | 8 | ||||
| 6 | Robert Farmer | 31 | 168 | 5.4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 32 | 176 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Willie Clark | 23 | 74 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 8 | Paul Failla | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 0 | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Jeff Burris | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 6 | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | Dean Lytle | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Tim Klusas | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Lake Dawson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 395 | 15.8 | 2 | 27 | 399 | 14.8 | 2 |
| 13 | Adrian Jarrell | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 |
| 14 | Richard Rolle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Travis Davis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Derrick Mayes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 24 | 512 | 21.3 | 2 | 25 | 519 | 20.8 | 2 |
| 17 | Marcus Thorne | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | Emmett Mosley | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | Michael Miller | 19 | 412 | 21.7 | 2 | 19 | 412 | 21.7 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | Clint Johnson | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 0 | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | Oscar McBride | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Pete Chryplewicz | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | Charles Stafford | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | Leon Wallace | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | ||||