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| Rk | Player | Team | G | Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD | Awards |
| 1 | Dwight Nichols | Iowa State | 10 | 220 | 815 | 3.7 | 0 | 81.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 220 | 815 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Mel West | Missouri | 10 | 131 | 642 | 4.9 | 0 | 64.2 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 134 | 645 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 3 | Prentice Gautt | Oklahoma | 10 | 105 | 627 | 6.0 | 2 | 62.7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 2.1 | 106 | 648 | 6.1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Howard Cook | Colorado | 10 | 120 | 625 | 5.2 | 8 | 62.5 | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | 7.1 | 129 | 696 | 5.4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Eddie Dove | Colorado | 10 | 108 | 618 | 5.7 | 3 | 61.8 | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | 10.2 | 113 | 720 | 6.4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Chuck Weiss | Colorado | 10 | 78 | 452 | 5.8 | 6 | 45.2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.6 | 80 | 468 | 5.9 | 6 | |
| 7 | Homer Floyd | Kansas | 10 | 103 | 391 | 3.8 | 0 | 39.1 | 15 | 307 | 20.5 | 2 | 30.7 | 118 | 698 | 5.9 | 2 | |
| 8 | Brewster Hobby | Oklahoma | 10 | 82 | 387 | 4.7 | 4 | 38.7 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | 6.7 | 88 | 454 | 5.2 | 5 | |
| 9 | Bill Crank | Kansas | 10 | 82 | 375 | 4.6 | 0 | 37.5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 83 | 381 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Hank Kuhlmann | Missouri | 10 | 89 | 369 | 4.1 | 0 | 36.9 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.7 | 91 | 386 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bob Harden | Iowa State | 10 | 90 | 354 | 3.9 | 0 | 35.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 354 | 3.9 | 0 | ||
| 12 | David Baker | Oklahoma | 10 | 119 | 339 | 2.8 | 4 | 33.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 119 | 339 | 2.8 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Norris Stevenson | Missouri | 10 | 77 | 307 | 4.0 | 0 | 30.7 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.6 | 81 | 333 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Max Falk | Kansas State | 10 | 74 | 295 | 4.0 | 0 | 29.5 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 5.1 | 79 | 346 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| 15 | Bob Marshall | Kansas | 10 | 75 | 276 | 3.7 | 2 | 27.6 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 4.4 | 78 | 320 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Terry Lee | Kansas State | 10 | 77 | 269 | 3.5 | 0 | 26.9 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 4.5 | 81 | 314 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| 17 | Chuck Lamson | Iowa State | 10 | 52 | 262 | 5.0 | 0 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 262 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Larry Naviaux | Nebraska | 10 | 74 | 261 | 3.5 | 1 | 26.1 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 76 | 273 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| 19 | Dick McCashland | Nebraska | 10 | 86 | 257 | 3.0 | 0 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 257 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Bobby Boyd | Oklahoma | 10 | 75 | 228 | 3.0 | 6 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | 228 | 3.0 | 6 | ||
| 21 | George Adams | Colorado | 10 | 55 | 224 | 4.1 | 3 | 22.4 | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 5.0 | 63 | 274 | 4.3 | 3 | |
| 22 | James Miles | Missouri | 10 | 66 | 221 | 3.3 | 0 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 221 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Doyle Schick | Kansas | 10 | 53 | 216 | 4.1 | 0 | 21.6 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 55 | 231 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 24 | George Whitney | Kansas State | 10 | 54 | 215 | 4.0 | 0 | 21.5 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.5 | 57 | 230 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Don Webb | Iowa State | 10 | 40 | 208 | 5.2 | 0 | 20.8 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 7.9 | 44 | 287 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 26 | Ben Grosse | Kansas State | 10 | 43 | 208 | 4.8 | 0 | 20.8 | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 1 | 7.3 | 44 | 281 | 6.4 | 1 | |
| 27 | Jimmy Carpenter | Oklahoma | 10 | 62 | 199 | 3.2 | 2 | 19.9 | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 3 | 8.2 | 69 | 281 | 4.1 | 5 | |
| 28 | David Rolle | Oklahoma | 10 | 38 | 199 | 5.2 | 0 | 19.9 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 3.4 | 39 | 233 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Ed Mehrer | Missouri | 10 | 32 | 178 | 5.6 | 0 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 178 | 5.6 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Jakie Sandefer | Oklahoma | 10 | 43 | 167 | 3.9 | 1 | 16.7 | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 1 | 10.2 | 53 | 269 | 5.1 | 2 | |
| 31 | Carroll Zaruba | Nebraska | 10 | 47 | 164 | 3.5 | 0 | 16.4 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 3.2 | 49 | 196 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Ronnie Hartline | Oklahoma | 10 | 31 | 153 | 4.9 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 32 | 163 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| 33 | Dick Carpenter | Oklahoma | 10 | 31 | 150 | 4.8 | 1 | 15.0 | 11 | 103 | 9.4 | 2 | 10.3 | 42 | 253 | 6.0 | 3 | |
| 34 | Jerry Curtright | Missouri | 10 | 30 | 146 | 4.9 | 0 | 14.6 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 5.9 | 35 | 205 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| 35 | Dale Evans | Kansas State | 10 | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 0 | 13.8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 32 | 139 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 36 | Mickey Fitzgerald | Iowa State | 10 | 23 | 137 | 6.0 | 0 | 13.7 | 6 | 156 | 26.0 | 2 | 15.6 | 29 | 293 | 10.1 | 2 | |
| 37 | Leroy Clark | Colorado | 10 | 34 | 134 | 3.9 | 1 | 13.4 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.3 | 36 | 137 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| 38 | Clay White | Nebraska | 10 | 29 | 133 | 4.6 | 0 | 13.3 | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 0 | 13.7 | 35 | 270 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| 39 | Tony Tiro | Kansas State | 10 | 38 | 122 | 3.2 | 0 | 12.2 | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 4.7 | 43 | 169 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| 40 | Duane Morris | Kansas | 10 | 29 | 121 | 4.2 | 0 | 12.1 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 5.5 | 33 | 176 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| 41 | Pat Fischer | Nebraska | 10 | 45 | 120 | 2.7 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 1 | 3.9 | 52 | 159 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| 42 | Max Martz | Nebraska | 10 | 34 | 114 | 3.4 | 0 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 114 | 3.4 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Bill Gallagher | Kansas State | 10 | 31 | 108 | 3.5 | 0 | 10.8 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 3.4 | 35 | 142 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 44 | Jackie Holt | Oklahoma | 10 | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 1 | 10.6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 17 | 124 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 45 | Jack Marcoline | Kansas State | 10 | 25 | 101 | 4.0 | 0 | 10.1 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 5.7 | 28 | 158 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 46 | Larry McKown | Kansas | 10 | 47 | 98 | 2.1 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 98 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Norman Mailen | Kansas | 10 | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Harry Tolly | Nebraska | 10 | 56 | 79 | 1.4 | 0 | 7.9 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.1 | 57 | 78 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| 49 | Tom Watkins | Iowa State | 10 | 20 | 74 | 3.7 | 0 | 7.4 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 8.8 | 24 | 162 | 6.8 | 1 | |
| 50 | Jerry Steffen | Colorado | 10 | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 51 | Don Maurer | Colorado | 10 | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Fred Bukaty | Kansas | 10 | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pete Goeser | Iowa State | 10 | 25 | 68 | 2.7 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 68 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Ralph Herbst | Colorado | 10 | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Dave Rife | Colorado | 10 | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Dave Garvin | Colorado | 10 | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Donnie Smith | Missouri | 10 | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 6.8 | 21 | 130 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| 58 | Kent McConnell | Kansas State | 10 | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Roger McCoy | Missouri | 10 | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Boyd Dowler | Colorado | 10 | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 4.5 | 10 | 154 | 15.4 | 3 | 15.4 | 24 | 199 | 8.3 | 3 | |
| 61 | Prentiss Lamont | Iowa State | 10 | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 62 | David D. Harris | Kansas | 10 | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Terry Ingram | Iowa State | 10 | 20 | 40 | 2.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 40 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 64 | Buddy Merritt | Kansas | 10 | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 0 | 3.9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 1.9 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| 65 | Craig Jones | Kansas State | 10 | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 3.9 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -0.3 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| 66 | Ray Engel | Colorado | 10 | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Phillip Snowden | Missouri | 10 | 43 | 36 | 0.8 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 36 | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Robert Haas | Missouri | 10 | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Jim Flowers | Colorado | 10 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 70 | John Minnick | Nebraska | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 71 | Ron Pohl | Iowa State | 10 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Lee Bigelow | Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Dick Scott | Kansas State | 10 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 74 | Ellwyn Indorf | Colorado | 10 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Bob Savacool | Colorado | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 76 | Bill Levonitis | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Joe Dickson | Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Johnny Pellow | Oklahoma | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| 79 | Fred Brossart | Missouri | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.9 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 3.9 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| 80 | Bob Cornell | Oklahoma | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 81 | J.B. Littlejohn | Kansas State | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 82 | John Suder | Kansas | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 83 | Larry Janssen | Kansas State | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | William Dean Flock | Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| 85 | Glenn Sears | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| 86 | Robert Keadle | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Wallace Johnson | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Jim W. Davis | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 89 | Jack Rice | Missouri | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Bob Anderson | Iowa State | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 4.9 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| 91 | Ronald Toman | Missouri | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 92 | Roger Boeger | Kansas | 10 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Bob Page | Oklahoma | 10 | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | ||
| 94 | John Solmos | Kansas State | 10 | 16 | -4 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | -4 | -0.3 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Roy Stinnett | Nebraska | 10 | 7 | -7 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | -7 | -1.0 | 0 | ||
| 96 | Charles Snyder | Missouri | 10 | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Cliff Rick | Iowa State | 10 | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | -1.1 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 98 | Benton O'Neal | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | George Harshman | Nebraska | 10 | 39 | -12 | -0.3 | 0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | -12 | -0.3 | 0 | ||
| 100 | Les Krull | Kansas State | 10 | 62 | -43 | -0.7 | 0 | -4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | -43 | -0.7 | 0 | ||
| Conference Average | 3.8 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||
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