Record: 10-1, .909 W-L% (1st of 118) ▪ Rank: 3rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (10-1)
PS/G: 26.4 (16th of 118) ▪ PA/G: 8.4 (5th of 118)
SRS: 17.16 (5th of 118) ▪ SOS: 2.52 (56th of 118)
Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 26-24 versus Tennessee
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Bob Warmack | 89 | 169 | 52.7 | 1243 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8 | 8 | 120.6 |
| 2 | Jim Burgar | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 114 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 145.8 |
| 3 | Mickey Ripley | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 50 | 5.0 | -6.5 | 1 | 3 | 45.0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Steve Owens | 207 | 869 | 4.2 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 210 | 884 | 4.2 | 13 |
| 2 | Ron Shotts | 192 | 787 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 198 | 814 | 4.1 | 7 |
| 3 | Bob Warmack | 115 | 290 | 2.5 | 4 | 115 | 290 | 2.5 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Eddie Hinton | 40 | 250 | 6.3 | 3 | 33 | 514 | 15.6 | 4 | 73 | 764 | 10.5 | 7 |
| 5 | Rick Baldridge | 21 | 69 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 6 | Ed Harper | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 0 | 25 | 224 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jim Burgar | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | Stan Crowder | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Mickey Ripley | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Steve Zabel | 23 | 338 | 14.7 | 3 | 23 | 338 | 14.7 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | Joe Killingsworth | 19 | 255 | 13.4 | 1 | 19 | 255 | 13.4 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | Johnny Barr | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Bo Denton | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | ||||