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 | Dick Gordon | Michigan State | 9 | 123 | 741 | 6.0 | 1 | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 1 | 136 | 822 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 2 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois | 9 | 186 | 1004 | 5.4 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 0 | 195 | 1105 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 3 | Clinton Jones | Michigan State | 9 | 72 | 350 | 4.9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 73 | 365 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 4 | Carl Ward | Michigan | 9 | 91 | 427 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 92 | 432 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 5 | Mel Anthony | Michigan | 9 | 132 | 579 | 4.4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 133 | 584 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 6 | Ron Rector | Northwestern | 9 | 76 | 332 | 4.4 | 2 | 11 | 145 | 13.2 | 1 | 87 | 477 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Willard Sander | Ohio State | 9 | 147 | 626 | 4.3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 148 | 633 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Smith | Wisconsin | 9 | 101 | 438 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 | 114 | 8.8 | 0 | 114 | 552 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 9 | Dalton Kimble | Iowa | 9 | 68 | 284 | 4.2 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 2 | 79 | 352 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 10 | John Ginter | Indiana | 9 | 57 | 236 | 4.1 | 14 | 190 | 13.6 | 1 | 71 | 426 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Gordon Teter | Purdue | 9 | 152 | 614 | 4.0 | 4 | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | 162 | 715 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 12 | Bob Timberlake | Michigan | 9 | 144 | 574 | 4.0 | 9 | 144 | 574 | 4.0 | 9 | ||||
| 13 | Jim Detwiler | Michigan | 9 | 70 | 282 | 4.0 | 1 | 10 | 184 | 18.4 | 2 | 80 | 466 | 5.8 | 3 |
| 14 | Fred Farthing Jr. | Minnesota | 9 | 113 | 433 | 3.8 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 121 | 495 | 4.1 | 3 |
| 15 | Bo Rein | Ohio State | 9 | 73 | 281 | 3.8 | 2 | 22 | 320 | 14.5 | 1 | 95 | 601 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 16 | Craig Nourse | Iowa | 9 | 63 | 232 | 3.7 | 2 | 10 | 173 | 17.3 | 1 | 73 | 405 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 17 | Tom Nowatzke | Indiana | 9 | 150 | 545 | 3.6 | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 1 | 166 | 717 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| 18 | Randy Minniear | Purdue | 9 | 126 | 438 | 3.5 | 8 | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 134 | 540 | 4.0 | 9 |
| 19 | Steve Murphy | Northwestern | 9 | 109 | 377 | 3.5 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 116 | 446 | 3.8 | 6 |
| 20 | Sam Price | Illinois | 9 | 65 | 225 | 3.5 | 1 | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 74 | 320 | 4.3 | 2 |
| Rk | Player | School | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Ralph Kurek | Wisconsin | 9 | 103 | 325 | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 107 | 362 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 22 | Tom Barrington | Ohio State | 9 | 66 | 206 | 3.1 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | 74 | 270 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 23 | Mike Reid | Minnesota | 9 | 62 | 176 | 2.8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 65 | 199 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 24 | John Hankinson | Minnesota | 9 | 78 | 178 | 2.3 | 3 | 78 | 178 | 2.3 | 3 | ||||
| 25 | Bob Griese | Purdue | 9 | 82 | 147 | 1.8 | 4 | 82 | 147 | 1.8 | 4 | ||||
| 26 | Fred Custardo | Illinois | 9 | 125 | 151 | 1.2 | 4 | 125 | 151 | 1.2 | 4 | ||||
| 27 | Richie Badar | Indiana | 9 | 84 | 54 | 0.6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 85 | 69 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 28 | Gary Snook | Iowa | 9 | 69 | -18 | -0.3 | 4 | 69 | -18 | -0.3 | 4 | ||||
| 29 | Don Unverferth | Ohio State | 9 | 57 | -47 | -0.8 | 2 | 57 | -47 | -0.8 | 2 | ||||
| 30 | Tom Myers | Northwestern | 9 | 66 | -142 | -2.2 | 0 | 66 | -142 | -2.2 | 0 | ||||
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