28 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 | Sherman Lewis | Michigan State | 9 | 90 | 577 | 6.4 | 4 | 11 | 303 | 27.5 | 5 | 101 | 880 | 8.7 | 9 |
| 2 | Lou Holland | Wisconsin | 9 | 88 | 511 | 5.8 | 3 | 14 | 100 | 7.1 | 4 | 102 | 611 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 3 | Carl Silvestri | Wisconsin | 9 | 72 | 351 | 4.9 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 77 | 400 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 4 | Tom Nowatzke | Indiana | 9 | 160 | 756 | 4.7 | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 167 | 837 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Dick McCauley | Northwestern | 9 | 66 | 302 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 69 | 323 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 6 | Roger Lopes | Michigan State | 9 | 138 | 601 | 4.4 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 140 | 632 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 7 | Lonnie Rogers | Iowa | 8 | 83 | 356 | 4.3 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 89 | 394 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tom Barrington | Ohio State | 5 | 61 | 264 | 4.3 | 0 | 61 | 264 | 4.3 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Steve Murphy | Northwestern | 9 | 59 | 253 | 4.3 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 0 | 66 | 332 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 10 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois | 9 | 118 | 491 | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 121 | 512 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 11 | Paul Warfield | Ohio State | 9 | 62 | 260 | 4.2 | 1 | 22 | 266 | 12.1 | 3 | 84 | 526 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 12 | Bobby Grier | Iowa | 8 | 98 | 406 | 4.1 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 105 | 439 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 13 | John Kuzniewski | Purdue | 9 | 62 | 242 | 3.9 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | 68 | 304 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 14 | Trent Walters | Indiana | 9 | 61 | 239 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 62 | 245 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Mel Anthony | Michigan | 9 | 103 | 394 | 3.8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 104 | 398 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 16 | Mike Reid | Minnesota | 9 | 102 | 392 | 3.8 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 107 | 430 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 17 | Matt Snell | Ohio State | 8 | 134 | 491 | 3.7 | 5 | 134 | 491 | 3.7 | 5 | ||||
| 18 | Sam Price | Illinois | 9 | 88 | 326 | 3.7 | 3 | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 0 | 98 | 424 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 19 | Bill Swingle | Northwestern | 9 | 61 | 224 | 3.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 62 | 225 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 20 | Dick Rindfuss | Michigan | 9 | 58 | 211 | 3.6 | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 0 | 68 | 290 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Rk | Player | School | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Al Wheatland | Illinois | 9 | 82 | 283 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 83 | 282 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 22 | Willie Stinson | Northwestern | 9 | 115 | 368 | 3.2 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | 123 | 422 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 23 | Ralph Kurek | Wisconsin | 9 | 84 | 262 | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 86 | 297 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 24 | Gene Donaldson | Purdue | 9 | 68 | 212 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 71 | 234 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 25 | Dewey Lincoln | Michigan State | 9 | 65 | 188 | 2.9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 70 | 212 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bob Timberlake | Michigan | 6 | 98 | 228 | 2.3 | 1 | 98 | 228 | 2.3 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | Ron DiGravio | Purdue | 9 | 85 | 46 | 0.5 | 3 | 85 | 46 | 0.5 | 3 | ||||
| 28 | Tom Myers | Northwestern | 9 | 58 | -106 | -1.8 | 0 | 58 | -106 | -1.8 | 0 | ||||
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