30 Players
- Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 6.25 Att/G, 75% of school games played).
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| Rk | Player | School | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Paul Warfield | Ohio State | 9 | 57 | 367 | 6.4 | 2 | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 2 | 65 | 506 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 2 | Ron Rubick | Michigan State | 9 | 68 | 429 | 6.3 | 4 | 68 | 429 | 6.3 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Sherman Lewis | Michigan State | 9 | 98 | 590 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 1 | 104 | 669 | 6.4 | 9 |
| 4 | John Mummey | Ohio State | 9 | 66 | 370 | 5.6 | 4 | 66 | 370 | 5.6 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Ralph Kurek | Wisconsin | 9 | 67 | 367 | 5.5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 71 | 389 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 6 | George Saimes | Michigan State | 9 | 122 | 642 | 5.3 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 126 | 688 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 7 | David Francis | Ohio State | 9 | 119 | 624 | 5.2 | 7 | 119 | 624 | 5.2 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Dewey Lincoln | Michigan State | 9 | 81 | 422 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 85 | 488 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 9 | Larry Ferguson | Iowa | 9 | 113 | 547 | 4.8 | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 1 | 126 | 727 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| 10 | Willie Stinson | Northwestern | 9 | 88 | 418 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 | 175 | 25.0 | 2 | 95 | 593 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 11 | Dick McCauley | Northwestern | 9 | 57 | 273 | 4.8 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 62 | 331 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 12 | Jerry Jones | Minnesota | 9 | 98 | 450 | 4.6 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 | 106 | 505 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 13 | Nate Ramsey | Indiana | 9 | 70 | 314 | 4.5 | 10 | 149 | 14.9 | 1 | 80 | 463 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| 14 | Roy Walker | Purdue | 9 | 97 | 427 | 4.4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 98 | 445 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 15 | Bill Swingle | Northwestern | 9 | 66 | 291 | 4.4 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 0 | 76 | 366 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 16 | Jim Bailey | Indiana | 9 | 66 | 288 | 4.4 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 70 | 321 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| 17 | Bobby Grier | Iowa | 9 | 77 | 331 | 4.3 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 81 | 352 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 18 | Robert Butts | Ohio State | 9 | 72 | 310 | 4.3 | 3 | 72 | 310 | 4.3 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | David Katterhenrich | Ohio State | 9 | 61 | 252 | 4.1 | 3 | 61 | 252 | 4.1 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | Marvin Woodson | Indiana | 9 | 136 | 540 | 4.0 | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 1 | 151 | 740 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Rk | Player | School | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Charlie King | Purdue | 9 | 62 | 247 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | 142 | 14.2 | 1 | 72 | 389 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 22 | Ron Vander Kelen | Wisconsin | 9 | 72 | 257 | 3.6 | 2 | 72 | 257 | 3.6 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | Dave Raimey | Michigan | 9 | 124 | 385 | 3.1 | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 135 | 430 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Bill Munsey | Minnesota | 9 | 68 | 203 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 1 | 76 | 288 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 25 | Mike Summers | Illinois | 9 | 62 | 175 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 63 | 180 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 26 | Steve Murphy | Northwestern | 9 | 90 | 240 | 2.7 | 7 | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 2 | 98 | 333 | 3.4 | 9 |
| 27 | Mike Taliaferro | Illinois | 9 | 71 | 126 | 1.8 | 1 | 71 | 126 | 1.8 | 1 | ||||
| 28 | Jim Warren | Illinois | 9 | 57 | 100 | 1.8 | 0 | 18 | 230 | 12.8 | 1 | 75 | 330 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 29 | Duane Blaska | Minnesota | 9 | 61 | 103 | 1.7 | 2 | 61 | 103 | 1.7 | 2 | ||||
| 30 | Bob Timberlake | Michigan | 9 | 73 | 104 | 1.4 | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 84 | 268 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
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