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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 | Ron Johnson | Michigan | 10 | 220 | 1005 | 4.6 | 6 | 100.5 | 13 | 179 | 13.8 | 1 | 17.9 | 233 | 1184 | 5.1 | 7 | |
2 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue | 10 | 149 | 986 | 6.6 | 13 | 98.6 | 45 | 758 | 16.8 | 6 | 75.8 | 194 | 1744 | 9.0 | 19 | H-3,AA |
3 | Rich Johnson | Illinois | 10 | 195 | 768 | 3.9 | 6 | 76.8 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.1 | 197 | 779 | 4.0 | 6 | |
4 | Perry Williams | Purdue | 10 | 177 | 746 | 4.2 | 11 | 74.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 177 | 746 | 4.2 | 11 | ||
5 | Silas McKinnie | Iowa | 10 | 166 | 588 | 3.5 | 0 | 58.8 | 18 | 157 | 8.7 | 0 | 15.7 | 184 | 745 | 4.0 | 0 | |
6 | John Isenbarger | Indiana | 10 | 120 | 579 | 4.8 | 4 | 57.9 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 10.3 | 126 | 682 | 5.4 | 5 | |
7 | Jim Otis | Ohio State | 8 | 141 | 530 | 3.8 | 2 | 66.3 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 6.0 | 148 | 578 | 3.9 | 2 | |
8 | Jim Carter | Minnesota | 10 | 142 | 519 | 3.7 | 3 | 51.9 | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 0 | 9.2 | 151 | 611 | 4.0 | 3 | |
9 | Terry Cole | Indiana | 10 | 109 | 517 | 4.7 | 2 | 51.7 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.1 | 111 | 528 | 4.8 | 2 | |
10 | Dave Brungard | Ohio State | 9 | 110 | 515 | 4.7 | 2 | 57.2 | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 10.0 | 116 | 605 | 5.2 | 2 | |
11 | Harry Gonso | Indiana | 10 | 168 | 512 | 3.0 | 3 | 51.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 168 | 512 | 3.0 | 3 | ||
12 | Bob Olson | Northwestern | 10 | 143 | 507 | 3.5 | 1 | 50.7 | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 0 | 12.6 | 158 | 633 | 4.0 | 1 | |
13 | Dwight Lee | Michigan State | 10 | 116 | 497 | 4.3 | 6 | 49.7 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 2.9 | 120 | 526 | 4.4 | 6 | |
14 | Chico Kurzawski | Northwestern | 10 | 165 | 477 | 2.9 | 6 | 47.7 | 29 | 326 | 11.2 | 1 | 32.6 | 194 | 803 | 4.1 | 7 | |
15 | John Smith | Wisconsin | 10 | 96 | 362 | 3.8 | 0 | 36.2 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 99 | 374 | 3.8 | 0 | |
16 | Dennis Brown | Michigan | 10 | 137 | 358 | 2.6 | 4 | 35.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 137 | 358 | 2.6 | 4 | ||
17 | George Kemp | Minnesota | 10 | 100 | 349 | 3.5 | 0 | 34.9 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 5.7 | 105 | 406 | 3.9 | 0 | |
18 | Dave Jackson | Illinois | 10 | 100 | 325 | 3.3 | 4 | 32.5 | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 0 | 10.6 | 107 | 431 | 4.0 | 4 | |
19 | Ed Podolak | Iowa | 10 | 112 | 323 | 2.9 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 323 | 2.9 | 0 | ||
20 | Tim Sullivan | Iowa | 10 | 79 | 323 | 4.1 | 0 | 32.3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.3 | 80 | 336 | 4.2 | 0 | |
21 | Lamarr Thomas | Michigan State | 10 | 74 | 311 | 4.2 | 2 | 31.1 | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 0 | 11.3 | 84 | 424 | 5.0 | 2 | |
22 | Mike Krivoshia | Indiana | 10 | 80 | 290 | 3.6 | 3 | 29.0 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 83 | 302 | 3.6 | 3 | |
23 | Paul Huff | Ohio State | 6 | 83 | 273 | 3.3 | 4 | 45.5 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 7.7 | 86 | 319 | 3.7 | 4 | |
24 | Curt Wilson | Minnesota | 9 | 87 | 272 | 3.1 | 8 | 30.2 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.7 | 89 | 296 | 3.3 | 8 | |
25 | John Wintermute | Minnesota | 10 | 62 | 271 | 4.4 | 0 | 27.1 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 2.4 | 67 | 295 | 4.4 | 0 | |
26 | Wayne Todd | Wisconsin | 10 | 55 | 249 | 4.5 | 2 | 24.9 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 3.6 | 58 | 285 | 4.9 | 2 | |
27 | Jimmy Raye | Michigan State | 10 | 92 | 247 | 2.7 | 3 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 92 | 247 | 2.7 | 3 | ||
28 | John Anstey | Northwestern | 10 | 66 | 228 | 3.5 | 1 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 228 | 3.5 | 1 | ||
29 | Dick Schumitsch | Wisconsin | 10 | 54 | 220 | 4.1 | 0 | 22.0 | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 2 | 9.6 | 61 | 316 | 5.2 | 2 | |
30 | Mike Phipps | Purdue | 10 | 86 | 220 | 2.6 | 1 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 220 | 2.6 | 1 | ||
31 | Rudolph Hubbard | Ohio State | 9 | 41 | 219 | 5.3 | 3 | 24.3 | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 0 | 10.9 | 54 | 317 | 5.9 | 3 | |
32 | Bob Baltzell | Purdue | 10 | 51 | 194 | 3.8 | 1 | 19.4 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 3 | 8.8 | 56 | 282 | 5.0 | 4 | |
33 | Bob Apisa | Michigan State | 10 | 50 | 183 | 3.7 | 0 | 18.3 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.1 | 52 | 194 | 3.7 | 0 | |
34 | Maurice Forte | Minnesota | 10 | 45 | 177 | 3.9 | 0 | 17.7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 46 | 188 | 4.1 | 0 | |
35 | Regis Cavender | Michigan State | 10 | 34 | 175 | 5.1 | 0 | 17.5 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.4 | 38 | 199 | 5.2 | 0 | |
36 | Gale Bucciarelli | Wisconsin | 10 | 37 | 140 | 3.8 | 0 | 14.0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 40 | 170 | 4.3 | 0 | |
37 | Ray Gillian | Ohio State | 9 | 33 | 137 | 4.2 | 0 | 15.2 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 2.6 | 36 | 160 | 4.4 | 0 | |
38 | Don Highsmith | Michigan State | 10 | 24 | 117 | 4.9 | 1 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 117 | 4.9 | 1 | ||
39 | Cornelius Patterson | Iowa | 10 | 29 | 116 | 4.0 | 0 | 11.6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 30 | 127 | 4.2 | 0 | |
40 | Warren Sipp | Michigan | 10 | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 1 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 1 | ||
41 | Garvie Craw | Michigan | 10 | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 0 | 10.1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 30 | 106 | 3.5 | 0 | |
42 | Ernie Sharpe | Michigan | 10 | 33 | 98 | 3.0 | 1 | 9.8 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 5.8 | 38 | 156 | 4.1 | 1 | |
43 | John Ryan | Wisconsin | 10 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 4 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 4 | ||
44 | Ken Bargo | Illinois | 10 | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 0 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
45 | James Little | Wisconsin | 10 | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | 7.8 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 1.4 | 29 | 92 | 3.2 | 0 | |
46 | Dick Emmerich | Northwestern | 10 | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 1 | ||
47 | Carson Brooks | Illinois | 10 | 24 | 66 | 2.8 | 0 | 6.6 | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | 5.2 | 32 | 118 | 3.7 | 0 | |
48 | William Long | Ohio State | 9 | 55 | 59 | 1.1 | 5 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 59 | 1.1 | 5 | ||
49 | Bill Melzer | Northwestern | 10 | 79 | 59 | 0.7 | 4 | 5.9 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 81 | 76 | 0.9 | 5 | |
50 | Bob Naponic | Illinois | 10 | 32 | 54 | 1.7 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 54 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
51 | Hubie Bryant | Minnesota | 10 | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 1 | 5.2 | 10 | 166 | 16.6 | 2 | 16.6 | 21 | 218 | 10.4 | 3 | |
52 | Mike Perry | Indiana | 10 | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | ||
53 | Leon Troyer | Purdue | 10 | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | ||
54 | Stu Voigt | Wisconsin | 10 | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 1 | 9.8 | 26 | 145 | 5.6 | 1 | |
55 | Bob Bess | Illinois | 10 | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 1 | ||
56 | Frank Waters | Michigan State | 10 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 18 | 220 | 12.2 | 1 | 22.0 | 31 | 265 | 8.5 | 2 | |
57 | Gerald Ehrsam | Ohio State | 6 | 29 | 44 | 1.5 | 0 | 7.3 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 5.8 | 31 | 79 | 2.5 | 1 | |
58 | Jaren Bombach | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
59 | Rich Berlinski | Michigan State | 10 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | ||
60 | Bill Huston | Illinois | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1.6 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 3.9 | 20 | 67 | 3.4 | 1 | |
61 | Jim Kirkpatrick | Purdue | 10 | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 0 | 2.8 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 7.0 | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 0 | |
62 | Rudy Smith | Ohio State | 6 | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 0 | ||
63 | John Gabler | Michigan | 10 | 16 | 25 | 1.6 | 1 | 2.5 | 20 | 173 | 8.7 | 1 | 17.3 | 36 | 198 | 5.5 | 2 | |
64 | Kevin Rusnak | Ohio State | 5 | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 0 | 4.6 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.4 | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | |
65 | Roger Grove | Indiana | 10 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
66 | Ray Stephens | Minnesota | 10 | 30 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
67 | Eric Marshall | Michigan State | 10 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | ||
68 | Bill Feraco | Michigan State | 10 | 38 | 13 | 0.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 13 | 0.3 | 2 | ||
69 | Tom McCauley | Wisconsin | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 37 | 525 | 14.2 | 0 | 52.5 | 39 | 537 | 13.8 | 0 | |
70 | Pat Dunnigan | Iowa | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 2.5 | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | |
71 | Norris Coleman | Illinois | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
72 | Larry Carlson | Minnesota | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | ||
73 | Jack Pitts | Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
74 | Horatius Greene | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
75 | Ken Heft | Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
76 | Dave Hallstrand | Northwestern | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
77 | John Wright | Illinois | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 52 | 698 | 13.4 | 4 | 69.8 | 53 | 700 | 13.2 | 4 | |
78 | Bill Yanakos | Wisconsin | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 0 | 7.2 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | |
79 | Craig Smeeton | Northwestern | 10 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -0.1 | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | 6.6 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | |
80 | Mike Curtis | Minnesota | 10 | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.1 | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 1 | 15.5 | 11 | 154 | 14.0 | 1 | |
81 | Barry Crees | Iowa | 10 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.2 | 32 | 520 | 16.3 | 0 | 52.0 | 33 | 518 | 15.7 | 0 | |
82 | Ken Luxton | Northwestern | 10 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.3 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.3 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | |
83 | Greg Thaxton | Indiana | 10 | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | -0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | ||
84 | Phil Hagen | Minnesota | 10 | 25 | -7 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -7 | -0.3 | 0 | ||
85 | Jade Butcher | Indiana | 10 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -0.8 | 35 | 611 | 17.5 | 10 | 61.1 | 36 | 603 | 16.8 | 10 | |
86 | Don Kiepert | Purdue | 10 | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | ||
87 | Charles Wedemeyer | Michigan State | 10 | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | -0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | ||
88 | Denny Boothe | Northwestern | 10 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | -0.9 | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 | 10.4 | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 0 | |
89 | Dean Volkman | Illinois | 10 | 58 | -10 | -0.2 | 0 | -1.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.5 | 59 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | |
90 | Charles Bareither | Illinois | 10 | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 | -1.5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
91 | Dana Woodring | Northwestern | 10 | 27 | -18 | -0.7 | 0 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | -18 | -0.7 | 0 | ||
92 | John Boyajian | Wisconsin | 10 | 40 | -53 | -1.3 | 3 | -5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | -53 | -1.3 | 3 | ||
93 | Mike Cilek | Iowa | 10 | 31 | -66 | -2.1 | 0 | -6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | -66 | -2.1 | 0 | ||
94 | Dick Vidmer | Michigan | 10 | 25 | -68 | -2.7 | 0 | -6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -68 | -2.7 | 0 | ||
Conference Average | 3.3 | 17.8 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 4.3 |
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