Record: 10-2, .833 W-L% (11th of 128) ▪ Rank: 9th in Final AP Poll
Conference: SEC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Battle (10-2)
PS/G: 22.5 (40th of 128) ▪ PA/G: 10.1 (6th of 128)
SRS: 16.33 (15th of 128) ▪ SOS: 6.16 (30th of 128)
Bowl Game: Won Liberty Bowl 14-13 versus Arkansas
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Jim Maxwell | 46 | 102 | 45.1 | 544 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 | 77.4 |
| 2 | Dennis Chadwick | 14 | 39 | 35.9 | 281 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 89.5 |
| 3 | Phil Pierce | 11 | 31 | 35.5 | 126 | 4.1 | -1.1 | 1 | 4 | 54.5 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Curt Watson | 193 | 766 | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 197 | 796 | 4.0 | 9 |
| 2 | Steve Chancey | 89 | 388 | 4.4 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 99 | 443 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 3 | Bill Rudder | 78 | 414 | 5.3 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 83 | 455 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 4 | Jim Maxwell | 44 | 26 | 0.6 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 0.6 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | Haskel Stanback | 43 | 158 | 3.7 | 0 | 43 | 158 | 3.7 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Dennis Chadwick | 32 | 116 | 3.6 | 1 | 32 | 116 | 3.6 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | George Silvey | 29 | 110 | 3.8 | 1 | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 35 | 194 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 8 | Phil Pierce | 27 | 105 | 3.9 | 1 | 27 | 105 | 3.9 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | Chip Howard | 19 | 47 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 20 | 55 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 10 | Stan Trott | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 11 | Joe Thompson | 15 | 247 | 16.5 | 1 | 15 | 247 | 16.5 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | Gary Theiler | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 0 | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Sonny Leach | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 1 | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | Emmon Love | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Jimmy Young | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | ||||