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 | Ray Jauch | Iowa | 9 | 72 | 506 | 7.0 | 2 | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 0 | 80 | 604 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 2 | Don Clark | Ohio State | 9 | 114 | 582 | 5.1 | 6 | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 0 | 122 | 692 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Ted Smith | Indiana | 9 | 89 | 452 | 5.1 | 3 | 89 | 452 | 5.1 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Marshall Starks | Illinois | 9 | 65 | 303 | 4.7 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 70 | 400 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| 5 | Len Wilson | Purdue | 9 | 71 | 325 | 4.6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 74 | 350 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 6 | Ron Burton | Northwestern | 9 | 141 | 613 | 4.3 | 19 | 392 | 20.6 | 4 | 160 | 1005 | 6.3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Kevin Furlong | Iowa | 9 | 71 | 303 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 0 | 83 | 408 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 8 | Bob Zeman | Wisconsin | 9 | 57 | 229 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 0 | 65 | 325 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 9 | Jack Laraway | Purdue | 9 | 57 | 227 | 4.0 | 4 | 57 | 227 | 4.0 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | Bob White | Ohio State | 9 | 218 | 859 | 3.9 | 12 | 218 | 859 | 3.9 | 12 | ||||
| 11 | Dale Hackbart | Wisconsin | 9 | 101 | 391 | 3.9 | 9 | 101 | 391 | 3.9 | 9 | ||||
| 12 | Bill Kauth | Minnesota | 9 | 92 | 361 | 3.9 | 2 | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 1 | 101 | 505 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 13 | Art Johnson | Michigan State | 9 | 84 | 326 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 90 | 390 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 14 | Don Horn | Iowa | 9 | 67 | 260 | 3.9 | 2 | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 76 | 370 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 15 | Willmer Fowler | Northwestern | 9 | 63 | 246 | 3.9 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 65 | 266 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Al Luplow | Michigan State | 9 | 64 | 236 | 3.7 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 69 | 288 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 17 | Clyde Washington | Purdue | 9 | 62 | 230 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 63 | 236 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 18 | Dean Look | Michigan State | 9 | 90 | 328 | 3.6 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 1 | 95 | 391 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 19 | Roger Hagberg | Minnesota | 9 | 73 | 261 | 3.6 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 75 | 298 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 20 | Jon Hobbs | Wisconsin | 9 | 117 | 401 | 3.4 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 123 | 474 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Rk | Player | School | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Bob Jarus | Purdue | 9 | 115 | 396 | 3.4 | 10 | 115 | 396 | 3.4 | 10 | ||||
| 22 | Vic Jones | Indiana | 9 | 128 | 421 | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 131 | 420 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 23 | Tom McDonald | Indiana | 9 | 102 | 309 | 3.0 | 0 | 102 | 309 | 3.0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | Brad Myers | Michigan | 9 | 81 | 201 | 2.5 | 3 | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 98 | 370 | 3.8 | 3 | |
| 25 | Dick Thornton | Northwestern | 9 | 110 | 250 | 2.3 | 110 | 250 | 2.3 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | John Easterbrook | Illinois | 9 | 65 | 106 | 1.6 | 65 | 106 | 1.6 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | Bob Ptacek | Michigan | 9 | 92 | 124 | 1.3 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 97 | 154 | 1.6 | 4 | |
| 28 | Jim Reese | Minnesota | 9 | 62 | 42 | 0.7 | 1 | 62 | 42 | 0.7 | 1 | ||||
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