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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 | Tom Watkins | Iowa State | 10 | 161 | 843 | 5.2 | 7 | 84.3 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 3.2 | 163 | 875 | 5.4 | 7 | |
| 2 | Dwight Nichols | Iowa State | 10 | 207 | 749 | 3.6 | 9 | 74.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 207 | 749 | 3.6 | 9 | H-8 | |
| 3 | Prentice Gautt | Oklahoma | 10 | 130 | 674 | 5.2 | 0 | 67.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 674 | 5.2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Mel West | Missouri | 10 | 122 | 556 | 4.6 | 0 | 55.6 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 5.1 | 129 | 607 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| 5 | Bobby Boyd | Oklahoma | 10 | 144 | 508 | 3.5 | 0 | 50.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 508 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Ronnie Hartline | Oklahoma | 10 | 85 | 487 | 5.7 | 0 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 487 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Curtis McClinton | Kansas | 10 | 91 | 472 | 5.2 | 0 | 47.2 | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 2 | 8.7 | 97 | 559 | 5.8 | 2 | |
| 8 | Carroll Zaruba | Nebraska | 10 | 82 | 463 | 5.6 | 0 | 46.3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 2 | 2.3 | 84 | 486 | 5.8 | 2 | |
| 9 | Donnie Smith | Missouri | 10 | 74 | 377 | 5.1 | 0 | 37.7 | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 1 | 12.1 | 82 | 498 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Mickey Fitzgerald | Iowa State | 10 | 53 | 374 | 7.1 | 3 | 37.4 | 9 | 179 | 19.9 | 4 | 17.9 | 62 | 553 | 8.9 | 7 | |
| 11 | John Hadl | Kansas | 10 | 68 | 348 | 5.1 | 0 | 34.8 | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 1 | 12.6 | 75 | 474 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 12 | Doyle Schick | Kansas | 10 | 64 | 306 | 4.8 | 0 | 30.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 306 | 4.8 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Pat Fischer | Nebraska | 10 | 87 | 300 | 3.4 | 0 | 30.0 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 91 | 348 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| 14 | Dave Rife | Colorado | 10 | 96 | 275 | 2.9 | 2 | 27.5 | 11 | 129 | 11.7 | 0 | 12.9 | 107 | 404 | 3.8 | 2 | |
| 15 | Brewster Hobby | Oklahoma | 10 | 62 | 274 | 4.4 | 0 | 27.4 | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 1 | 14.3 | 72 | 417 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| 16 | Norris Stevenson | Missouri | 10 | 60 | 267 | 4.5 | 0 | 26.7 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 1 | 7.0 | 64 | 337 | 5.3 | 1 | |
| 17 | Dale Evans | Kansas State | 10 | 70 | 245 | 3.5 | 0 | 24.5 | 23 | 224 | 9.7 | 3 | 22.4 | 93 | 469 | 5.0 | 3 | |
| 18 | Robert Haas | Missouri | 10 | 88 | 208 | 2.4 | 0 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 208 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Dick Carpenter | Oklahoma | 10 | 39 | 204 | 5.2 | 0 | 20.4 | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 0 | 12.1 | 46 | 325 | 7.1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Clay White | Nebraska | 10 | 50 | 203 | 4.1 | 0 | 20.3 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 1 | 5.4 | 57 | 257 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 21 | Chuck Weiss | Colorado | 10 | 56 | 196 | 3.5 | 1 | 19.6 | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 9.1 | 68 | 287 | 4.2 | 2 | |
| 22 | Don Maurer | Colorado | 10 | 58 | 194 | 3.3 | 2 | 19.4 | 11 | 171 | 15.5 | 0 | 17.1 | 69 | 365 | 5.3 | 2 | |
| 23 | Mike McClellan | Oklahoma | 10 | 34 | 193 | 5.7 | 0 | 19.3 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 8.8 | 39 | 281 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| 24 | Max Falk | Kansas State | 10 | 49 | 180 | 3.7 | 0 | 18.0 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 4.2 | 53 | 222 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 25 | Jerry Steffen | Colorado | 10 | 58 | 179 | 3.1 | 1 | 17.9 | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 1 | 11.9 | 72 | 298 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| 26 | James Miles | Missouri | 10 | 59 | 177 | 3.0 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 177 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | George Whitney | Kansas State | 10 | 55 | 164 | 3.0 | 0 | 16.4 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 4.0 | 62 | 204 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| 28 | Gene Bassetti | Kansas State | 10 | 40 | 156 | 3.9 | 0 | 15.6 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.4 | 42 | 180 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 29 | Noel Martin | Nebraska | 10 | 42 | 155 | 3.7 | 0 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 155 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Duane Morris | Kansas | 10 | 41 | 154 | 3.8 | 1 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 154 | 3.8 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Harry Tolly | Nebraska | 10 | 68 | 145 | 2.1 | 0 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 145 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Donald Fricke | Nebraska | 10 | 41 | 143 | 3.5 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 42 | 173 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Norman Beal | Missouri | 10 | 34 | 140 | 4.1 | 0 | 14.0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 2.1 | 36 | 161 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 34 | Joe Burden | Iowa State | 10 | 38 | 134 | 3.5 | 2 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 134 | 3.5 | 2 | ||
| 35 | J.B. Littlejohn | Kansas State | 10 | 50 | 131 | 2.6 | 0 | 13.1 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.2 | 52 | 153 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 36 | Dallas Dyer | Nebraska | 10 | 44 | 131 | 3.0 | 0 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 131 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Bob Cornell | Oklahoma | 10 | 42 | 130 | 3.1 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 130 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Gale Weidner | Colorado | 10 | 49 | 105 | 2.1 | 5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 105 | 2.1 | 5 | ||
| 39 | David D. Harris | Kansas | 10 | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 0 | 10.5 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 6.0 | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Loren Schweninger | Colorado | 10 | 28 | 98 | 3.5 | 1 | 9.8 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 41 | Norman Mailen | Kansas | 10 | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 0 | 8.9 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 23 | 97 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 42 | Jackie Holt | Oklahoma | 10 | 32 | 87 | 2.7 | 0 | 8.7 | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 1 | 9.7 | 38 | 184 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| 43 | Bill Gallagher | Kansas State | 10 | 26 | 82 | 3.2 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 0 | 8.2 | 36 | 164 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| 44 | Jack Marcoline | Kansas State | 10 | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 0 | 8.2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| 45 | Duane Marcellus | Iowa State | 10 | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Ron Blaylock | Kansas State | 10 | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Fred Brossart | Missouri | 10 | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Frank Purnell | Colorado | 10 | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | 6.5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| 49 | Ed Mehrer | Missouri | 10 | 25 | 56 | 2.2 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 56 | 2.2 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Tony Tiro | Kansas State | 10 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| 51 | Russ Johnson | Colorado | 10 | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Jack Richardson | Kansas State | 10 | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 5.1 | 23 | 103 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 53 | Leland Flachsbarth | Kansas | 10 | 41 | 51 | 1.2 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 51 | 1.2 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Bob Page | Oklahoma | 10 | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Dave Garvin | Colorado | 10 | 22 | 49 | 2.2 | 0 | 4.9 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 3.4 | 28 | 83 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Gilbert Wilson | Kansas | 10 | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 0 | 4.8 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 22 | 88 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Dale Keadle | Oklahoma | 10 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Tom Woods | Colorado | 10 | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| 59 | Paul Sullivan | Iowa State | 10 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | ||
| 60 | Fred Bukaty | Kansas | 10 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Billy Rich | Kansas State | 10 | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 0 | 4.1 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.7 | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 62 | John Cooper | Iowa State | 10 | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Bennett Watts | Oklahoma | 10 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 64 | John Solmos | Kansas State | 10 | 28 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Thomas Kramer | Nebraska | 10 | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Dave Bennett | Colorado | 10 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.2 | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| 67 | Dick Dickerson | Colorado | 10 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 2.7 | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 68 | Paul Vaughan | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Phillip Snowden | Missouri | 10 | 34 | 20 | 0.6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 20 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Patrick Clare | Nebraska | 10 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | 1.9 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 71 | Bill Bohanan | Nebraska | 10 | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Marvin Oliver | Colorado | 10 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Steve Sturek | Iowa State | 10 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.6 | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 | 7.4 | 8 | 90 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| 74 | Frank Montera | Colorado | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Nick Counter | Colorado | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
| 76 | Ronald Toman | Missouri | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Johnny French | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Wallace Johnson | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
| 79 | Garland Noll | Missouri | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | Don Goodpasture | Kansas State | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | ||
| 81 | Jared Rowe | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | Charles Snyder | Missouri | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.6 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 2.3 | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 83 | George Adams | Colorado | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -0.3 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 84 | John Winchester | Kansas State | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.7 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| 85 | Gordon Smith | Missouri | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| 86 | Gene Ward | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Jerry Pettibone | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Jerry Tillery | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 1 | 8.9 | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | |
| 89 | Ron Taylor | Missouri | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Tony Reed | Colorado | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Jimmy Carpenter | Oklahoma | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 92 | Eddie Taylor | Kansas State | 10 | 2 | -17 | -8.5 | 0 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | -17 | -8.5 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Joe Dowler | Colorado | 10 | 11 | -18 | -1.6 | 0 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | -18 | -1.6 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Kent McConnell | Kansas State | 10 | 5 | -22 | -4.4 | 0 | -2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | -22 | -4.4 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Ron Meade | Nebraska | 10 | 8 | -24 | -3.0 | 0 | -2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | -24 | -3.0 | 0 | ||
| 96 | Gary Kershner | Kansas State | 10 | 16 | -40 | -2.5 | 0 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | -40 | -2.5 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Joe Rutigliano | Nebraska | 10 | 6 | -51 | -8.5 | 0 | -5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | -51 | -8.5 | 0 | ||
| Conference Average | 3.7 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||
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