24 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 | Phil Palcic | Miami (OH) | 11 | 78 | 422 | 5.4 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 83 | 468 | 5.6 | 7 |
| 2 | Curtis Adams | Central Michigan | 8 | 204 | 1090 | 5.3 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | 213 | 1161 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 3 | Cliff Reed | Western Michigan | 11 | 103 | 539 | 5.2 | 3 | 26 | 155 | 6.0 | 0 | 129 | 694 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 4 | Tony Bonanno | Ball State | 11 | 88 | 433 | 4.9 | 2 | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 1 | 100 | 541 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Ricky Calhoun | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 139 | 656 | 4.7 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 148 | 709 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 6 | Terry Lymon | Ball State | 11 | 134 | 635 | 4.7 | 1 | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 1 | 143 | 724 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 7 | Phil Merriman | Ohio | 11 | 93 | 440 | 4.7 | 2 | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | 102 | 510 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 8 | Larry Caper | Western Michigan | 11 | 82 | 384 | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 83 | 393 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 9 | Pete Roth | Northern Illinois | 10 | 220 | 1008 | 4.6 | 4 | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 0 | 231 | 1123 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 10 | Shawn Faulkner | Western Michigan | 11 | 206 | 910 | 4.4 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 217 | 959 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 11 | Jay Peterson | Miami (OH) | 11 | 271 | 1157 | 4.3 | 8 | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 0 | 292 | 1329 | 4.6 | 8 |
| 12 | Chip Otten | Bowling Green State | 11 | 157 | 673 | 4.3 | 8 | 29 | 223 | 7.7 | 0 | 186 | 896 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 13 | Steve Morgan | Toledo | 11 | 143 | 567 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 184 | 9.7 | 1 | 162 | 751 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 14 | Jerry Gaydash | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 92 | 343 | 3.7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 95 | 367 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 15 | Bryant Jones | Bowling Green State | 11 | 144 | 500 | 3.5 | 4 | 20 | 206 | 10.3 | 1 | 164 | 706 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 16 | Orvell Johns | Ohio | 10 | 130 | 451 | 3.5 | 4 | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 0 | 144 | 533 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 17 | Tim Tyrrell | Northern Illinois | 9 | 141 | 474 | 3.4 | 2 | 141 | 474 | 3.4 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | Arnold Smiley | Toledo | 10 | 128 | 431 | 3.4 | 3 | 18 | 195 | 10.8 | 0 | 146 | 626 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 19 | Mark Warlaumont | Ball State | 11 | 75 | 255 | 3.4 | 3 | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 1 | 87 | 472 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 20 | Derrick Tolliver | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 192 | 625 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 198 | 678 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Rk | Player | School | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Mark Birnbaum | Central Michigan | 11 | 90 | 283 | 3.1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 93 | 301 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 22 | Dana Wright | Kent State | 8 | 123 | 363 | 3.0 | 1 | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 1 | 136 | 459 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 23 | LaBron Oldham | Central Michigan | 11 | 90 | 252 | 2.8 | 0 | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 0 | 105 | 370 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 24 | Donny Harrison | Ohio | 11 | 158 | 341 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 160 | 332 | 2.1 | 2 |
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