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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 | Willie Asbury | Kent State | 10 | 238 | 998 | 4.2 | 6 | 99.8 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 239 | 1006 | 4.2 | 6 | |
| 2 | Mickey Jackson | Marshall | 10 | 186 | 704 | 3.8 | 15 | 70.4 | 12 | 136 | 11.3 | 0 | 13.6 | 198 | 840 | 4.2 | 15 | |
| 3 | Al Moore | Miami (OH) | 10 | 155 | 677 | 4.4 | 4 | 67.7 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 7.8 | 159 | 755 | 4.7 | 5 | |
| 4 | Andy Socha | Marshall | 10 | 179 | 664 | 3.7 | 2 | 66.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 179 | 664 | 3.7 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Stew Williams | Bowling Green | 9 | 145 | 616 | 4.2 | 2 | 68.4 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 5.2 | 148 | 663 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| 6 | Joe Kozar | Miami (OH) | 10 | 164 | 565 | 3.4 | 9 | 56.5 | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 1 | 7.3 | 171 | 638 | 3.7 | 10 | |
| 7 | Jim Berkey | Toledo | 10 | 142 | 440 | 3.1 | 4 | 44.0 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 7.6 | 147 | 516 | 3.5 | 4 | |
| 8 | Bruce Matte | Miami (OH) | 10 | 99 | 374 | 3.8 | 6 | 37.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 99 | 374 | 3.8 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Steve Terlep | Western Michigan | 9 | 95 | 362 | 3.8 | 2 | 40.2 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -0.4 | 96 | 358 | 3.7 | 2 | |
| 10 | Pete Kramer | Toledo | 10 | 123 | 338 | 2.7 | 3 | 33.8 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 4.4 | 128 | 382 | 3.0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sam Bogan | Ohio | 10 | 75 | 308 | 4.1 | 1 | 30.8 | 11 | 140 | 12.7 | 2 | 14.0 | 86 | 448 | 5.2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Dave Cranmer | Bowling Green | 9 | 74 | 280 | 3.8 | 1 | 31.1 | 16 | 180 | 11.3 | 1 | 20.0 | 90 | 460 | 5.1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Tom Johnson | Kent State | 10 | 66 | 270 | 4.1 | 2 | 27.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 67 | 275 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Wash Lyons | Ohio | 10 | 94 | 268 | 2.9 | 2 | 26.8 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 1.0 | 97 | 278 | 2.9 | 2 | |
| 15 | Tom Luettke | Bowling Green | 9 | 72 | 248 | 3.4 | 7 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 | 248 | 3.4 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Art Willick | Western Michigan | 9 | 64 | 233 | 3.6 | 1 | 25.9 | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | 13.3 | 71 | 353 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Mike Weger | Bowling Green | 9 | 47 | 219 | 4.7 | 0 | 24.3 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 9.6 | 51 | 305 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Fred Gissendaner | Kent State | 10 | 25 | 189 | 7.6 | 1 | 18.9 | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 0 | 8.2 | 35 | 271 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 19 | Don Peddie | Miami (OH) | 10 | 58 | 186 | 3.2 | 3 | 18.6 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 59 | 190 | 3.2 | 3 | |
| 20 | John Schneider | Toledo | 10 | 79 | 166 | 2.1 | 1 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 | 166 | 2.1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Jim Long | Western Michigan | 9 | 35 | 162 | 4.6 | 1 | 18.0 | 8 | 162 | 20.3 | 0 | 18.0 | 43 | 324 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 22 | Marc McClain | Ohio | 10 | 53 | 150 | 2.8 | 1 | 15.0 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 5.4 | 58 | 204 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 23 | Bill Haviland | Western Michigan | 9 | 36 | 132 | 3.7 | 1 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 132 | 3.7 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Dale Pritchet | Miami (OH) | 10 | 21 | 119 | 5.7 | 0 | 11.9 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 1.1 | 24 | 130 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| 25 | Nick Kushner | Toledo | 10 | 31 | 116 | 3.7 | 0 | 11.6 | 9 | 167 | 18.6 | 2 | 16.7 | 40 | 283 | 7.1 | 2 | |
| 26 | Jerry France | Ohio | 10 | 29 | 113 | 3.9 | 0 | 11.3 | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 10.4 | 36 | 217 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Marty Barski | Western Michigan | 9 | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Jim Shaw | Miami (OH) | 10 | 33 | 108 | 3.3 | 1 | 10.8 | 15 | 337 | 22.5 | 6 | 33.7 | 48 | 445 | 9.3 | 7 | |
| 29 | Randy Boykin | Ohio | 10 | 43 | 101 | 2.3 | 1 | 10.1 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 2.6 | 44 | 127 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| 30 | Roy Green | Western Michigan | 9 | 32 | 97 | 3.0 | 0 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 97 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Don Fitzgerald | Kent State | 10 | 31 | 95 | 3.1 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 95 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Bob Pratt | Bowling Green | 9 | 31 | 90 | 2.9 | 0 | 10.0 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 35 | 106 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Billy Blunt | Kent State | 10 | 26 | 85 | 3.3 | 0 | 8.5 | 30 | 337 | 11.2 | 4 | 33.7 | 56 | 422 | 7.5 | 4 | |
| 34 | John Edwards | Ohio | 10 | 33 | 82 | 2.5 | 0 | 8.2 | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 0 | 12.1 | 41 | 203 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Jim Hauser | Toledo | 10 | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 2 | 8.1 | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 0 | 8.7 | 31 | 168 | 5.4 | 2 | |
| 36 | Glenn Hill | Ohio | 10 | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 1 | 7.2 | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 0 | 20.1 | 28 | 273 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| 37 | Terry Palleschi | Western Michigan | 9 | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Tom Porter | Toledo | 10 | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Jim Parrish | Kent State | 10 | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Tom Clements | Kent State | 10 | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 41 | Doug Landis | Kent State | 10 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Steve Safford | Miami (OH) | 10 | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Gary Crain | Western Michigan | 9 | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 0 | 4.0 | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 1 | 14.8 | 26 | 169 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 44 | Parris Coleman | Marshall | 10 | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 1 | 3.5 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 5.8 | 25 | 93 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| 45 | Dwight Wallace | Bowling Green | 9 | 45 | 34 | 0.8 | 0 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 46 | 50 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 46 | Al Griffin | Toledo | 10 | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 2.7 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Bob Van Valkenburg | Kent State | 10 | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Bob Krieger | Toledo | 10 | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 0 | 2.9 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 3.3 | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| 49 | Jesse Blakey | Toledo | 10 | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 0 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| 50 | Mike Holobetz | Toledo | 10 | 34 | 19 | 0.6 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 19 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 51 | George Cyrus | Marshall | 10 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 1.8 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 2.1 | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 52 | Jim West | Ohio | 10 | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Charles Burley | Bowling Green | 9 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Dick Wagoner | Bowling Green | 9 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| 55 | Willie Loper | Toledo | 10 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Howie Miller | Marshall | 10 | 21 | 12 | 0.6 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 12 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Paul Garrett | Bowling Green | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 3.1 | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Dennis Hromika | Toledo | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Rich Robb | Marshall | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Claude Smith | Marshall | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| 61 | Jack Anderson | Western Michigan | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 9.1 | 8 | 90 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| 62 | Barry Hido | Kent State | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Jay Maupin | Ohio | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 64 | Larry Burton | Kent State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | John Messenger | Western Michigan | 9 | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.1 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 66 | Randy Riddle | Toledo | 10 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | ||
| 67 | John Erisman | Miami (OH) | 10 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -0.7 | 32 | 433 | 13.5 | 3 | 43.3 | 33 | 426 | 12.9 | 3 | |
| 68 | Larry Zuercher | Kent State | 10 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -0.7 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Joe Karam | Western Michigan | 9 | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Randy Vernon | Ohio | 10 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | ||
| 71 | Lou Henry | Marshall | 10 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Ron Mollric | Kent State | 10 | 42 | -16 | -0.4 | 3 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | -16 | -0.4 | 3 | ||
| 73 | Russ Jacques | Bowling Green | 9 | 11 | -16 | -1.5 | 1 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | -16 | -1.5 | 1 | ||
| 74 | Tom Leidich | Western Michigan | 9 | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Ray Fielitz | Bowling Green | 9 | 4 | -23 | -5.8 | 0 | -2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | -23 | -5.8 | 0 | ||
| 76 | Ron Seifert | Western Michigan | 9 | 93 | -32 | -0.3 | 1 | -3.6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 94 | -21 | -0.2 | 1 | |
| 77 | Alex Sansosti | Marshall | 10 | 19 | -33 | -1.7 | 0 | -3.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 20 | -29 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| 78 | Bob Hale | Marshall | 10 | 11 | -35 | -3.2 | 0 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | -35 | -3.2 | 0 | ||
| 79 | Wes Danyo | Ohio | 10 | 28 | -39 | -1.4 | 1 | -3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | -39 | -1.4 | 1 | ||
| 80 | Jim Boreland | Western Michigan | 9 | 14 | -42 | -3.0 | 1 | -4.7 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 2.4 | 15 | -20 | -1.3 | 1 | |
| 81 | Bob Brown | Ohio | 10 | 14 | -53 | -3.8 | 0 | -5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | -53 | -3.8 | 0 | ||
| 82 | Sam Fornsaglio | Ohio | 10 | 19 | -63 | -3.3 | 0 | -6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | -63 | -3.3 | 0 | ||
| 83 | Ron Swartz | Kent State | 10 | 17 | -78 | -4.6 | 0 | -7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | -78 | -4.6 | 0 | ||
| Conference Average | 3.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||
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