1977 Big Ten Conference Rushing Stats

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Record: 56-55-2, .504 W-L% (9th of 15) (Schedule and Results)

Adjusted Record: 57-54-2

SRS: 6.44 (5th of 15), SOS: 6.74 (5th of 15)

Conference Champion: Michigan and Ohio State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Michigan and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Michigan and Ohio State)

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33 Players

Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 6.25 Att/G, 75% of school games played).

33 Players Table
				Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Jim Earley	Michigan State	11	109	668	6.1	3	17	148	8.7	1	126	816	6.5	4
2	Jeff Logan	Ohio State	9	94	549	5.8	3	1	8	8.0	0	95	557	5.9	3
3	Ron Springs	Ohio State	11	190	1092	5.7	7	14	84	6.0	0	204	1176	5.8	7
4	James Coleman	Illinois	11	143	715	5.0	1	2	20	10.0	0	145	735	5.1	1
5	Russell Davis	Michigan	11	207	1013	4.9	7	12	148	12.3	1	219	1161	5.3	8
6	Ric Enis	Indiana	11	199	978	4.9	4	4	15	3.8	0	203	993	4.9	4
7	Darrick Burnett	Indiana	11	157	774	4.9	5					157	774	4.9	5
8	Ira Matthews	Wisconsin	11	73	351	4.8	0	10	147	14.7	1	83	498	6.0	1
9	Harlan Huckleby	Michigan	11	160	743	4.6	6	12	104	8.7	0	172	847	4.9	6
10	John Skibinski	Purdue	11	147	665	4.5	4	32	221	6.9	1	179	886	4.9	5
11	Marion Barber	Minnesota	11	128	582	4.5	2	1	11	11.0	0	129	593	4.6	2
12	Dave Mishler	Northwestern	11	115	520	4.5	3					115	520	4.5	3
13	Paul Campbell	Ohio State	11	99	443	4.5	5	7	91	13.0	0	106	534	5.0	5
14	Leroy McGee	Michigan State	11	162	720	4.4	6	10	90	9.0	0	172	810	4.7	6
15	Tony D'Orazio	Indiana	11	112	491	4.4	2	9	75	8.3	0	121	566	4.7	2
16	Kent Kitzmann	Minnesota	11	151	647	4.3	4					151	647	4.3	4
17	Matt Reitzug	Northwestern	11	103	445	4.3	3					103	445	4.3	3
18	Terry Breuscher	Wisconsin	11	81	347	4.3	1	28	343	12.3	0	109	690	6.3	1
19	Charlie Weber	Illinois	11	87	369	4.2	1	5	26	5.2	0	92	395	4.3	1
20	Joel Payton	Ohio State	9	84	349	4.2	13	1	12	12.0	0	85	361	4.2	13
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Jon Lazar	Iowa	11	100	411	4.1	3	19	225	11.8	2	119	636	5.3	5
22	Mike Brown	Purdue	11	77	318	4.1	2	3	17	5.7	0	80	335	4.2	2
23	Mike Morgan	Wisconsin	11	124	478	3.9	3	7	48	6.9	0	131	526	4.0	3
24	Rod Gerald	Ohio State	11	115	445	3.9	7					115	445	3.9	7
25	Robert Williams	Purdue	11	99	362	3.7	0	7	135	19.3	0	106	497	4.7	0
26	Rick Leach	Michigan	11	106	370	3.5	7					106	370	3.5	7
27	Jeff Thompson	Minnesota	11	79	279	3.5	3	4	43	10.8	0	83	322	3.9	3
28	Sam Rushing	Northwestern	11	72	236	3.3	0	2	14	7.0	0	74	250	3.4	0
29	Scott Arnett	Indiana	11	125	401	3.2	6					125	401	3.2	6
30	Kurt Steger	Illinois	11	75	174	2.3	4					75	174	2.3	4
31	Mike McCray	Illinois	11	87	157	1.8	4					87	157	1.8	4
32	Wendell Avery	Minnesota	11	81	79	1.0	0					81	79	1.0	0
33	Tom McLaughlin	Iowa	11	77	0	0.0	3					77	0	0.0	3

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