19 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 | Robert Parham | Grambling State | 11 | 70 | 543 | 7.8 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 74 | 593 | 8.0 | 3 |
2 | Charles Comer | Texas Southern | 11 | 92 | 590 | 6.4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 97 | 615 | 6.3 | 4 |
3 | Randolph Knighten | Southern | 11 | 100 | 553 | 5.5 | 100 | 553 | 5.5 | 0 | |||||
4 | Rickey Patton | Jackson State | 11 | 114 | 604 | 5.3 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 118 | 670 | 5.7 | 7 |
5 | Don Colquitte | Texas Southern | 11 | 177 | 902 | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 181 | 914 | 5.0 | 6 |
6 | John Newton | Grambling State | 11 | 114 | 562 | 4.9 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 118 | 612 | 5.2 | 2 |
7 | Melvin Moncrief | Jackson State | 11 | 69 | 302 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 71 | 312 | 4.4 | 0 |
8 | Lennis Lightfoot | Alcorn State | 11 | 160 | 623 | 3.9 | 4 | 12 | 112 | 9.3 | 1 | 172 | 735 | 4.3 | 5 |
9 | Charles Weatherspoon | Prairie View A&M | 11 | 133 | 518 | 3.9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 135 | 552 | 4.1 | 2 |
10 | Henry Bush | Mississippi Valley State | 10 | 111 | 434 | 3.9 | 4 | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | 0 | 120 | 582 | 4.9 | 4 |
11 | Jeffery Moore | Jackson State | 11 | 93 | 343 | 3.7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 96 | 348 | 3.6 | 4 |
12 | Reginald M. Jones | Southern | 11 | 74 | 252 | 3.4 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 78 | 280 | 3.6 | 0 | |
13 | Keith Baker | Texas Southern | 11 | 156 | 518 | 3.3 | 9 | 156 | 518 | 3.3 | 9 | ||||
14 | George Whiteside | Prairie View A&M | 11 | 108 | 344 | 3.2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 111 | 360 | 3.2 | 2 |
15 | Otis Wonsley | Alcorn State | 11 | 79 | 229 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 229 | 2.7 | 0 | |||
16 | Steve O'Gilbert | Prairie View A&M | 11 | 114 | 298 | 2.6 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 118 | 341 | 2.9 | 2 |
17 | Curtis Sims | Mississippi Valley State | 10 | 68 | 135 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 69 | 137 | 2.0 | 2 |
18 | Richard Warfield | Prairie View A&M | 11 | 102 | 105 | 1.0 | 9 | 102 | 105 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||
19 | Melvin Williams | Mississippi Valley State | 9 | 76 | -206 | -2.7 | 2 | 76 | -206 | -2.7 | 2 |
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