Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (2nd of 127) ▪ Rank: 2nd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (11-1)
PS/G: 33.2 (7th of 127) ▪ PA/G: 6.2 (2nd of 127)
SRS: 26.74 (2nd of 127) ▪ SOS: 9.57 (14th of 127)
Bowl Game: Won Sugar Bowl 14-0 versus Penn State
| Rk | Player | Class | Pos | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Robertson* | QB | 56 Cmp, 110 Att, 1054 Yds, 9 TD | |
| 2 | Kerry Jackson | QB | 11 Cmp, 38 Att, 144 Yds, 0 TD | |
| 3 | Leon Crosswhite* | RB | 139 Att, 614 Yds, 4.4 Avg | |
| 4 | Greg Pruitt* | RB | 152 Att, 938 Yds, 6.2 Avg | |
| 5 | Joe Washington* | RB | 115 Att, 630 Yds, 5.5 Avg | |
| 6 | Grant Burget | RB | 47 Att, 244 Yds, 5.2 Avg | |
| 7 | Kleyn Russell | RB | 30 Att, 164 Yds, 5.5 Avg | |
| 8 | Mike Thomas | RB | 10 Att, 134 Yds, 13.4 Avg | |
| 9 | Tim Welch | RB | 70 Att, 369 Yds, 5.3 Avg | |
| 10 | Joe Wylie | RB | 64 Att, 330 Yds, 5.2 Avg | |
| 11 | Al Chandler* | WR | 14 Rec, 301 Yds, 21.5 Avg | |
| 12 | Tinker Owens* | WR | 17 Rec, 298 Yds, 17.5 Avg | |
| 13 | John Carroll | WR | 17 Rec, 343 Yds, 20.2 Avg | |
| 14 | Tom Brahaney* | OL | ||
| 15 | Eddie Foster* | OL | ||
| 16 | Ken Jones* | OL | ||
| 17 | John Roush* | OL | ||
| 18 | Dean Unruh* | OL | ||
| 19 | Gary Baccus* | DL | ||
| 20 | Ray Hamilton* | DL | ||
| 21 | Vic Kearney* | DL | ||
| 22 | Derland Moore* | DL | ||
| 23 | Lucious Selman* | DL | ||
| 24 | Dewey Selmon | DL | ||
| 25 | Jon Milstead* | LB | ||
| 26 | Rod Shoate* | LB | ||
| 27 | Randy Hughes* | DB | ||
| 28 | Ken Pope* | DB | ||
| 29 | Larry Roach* | DB | ||
| 30 | Danny Ruster* | DB |