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2,516 yds · 31 TDs · 10 games · 251.6 yds/gm
# Player Pos Cl Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Yds/G
Merwin Hodel Leader 137 — — 597 4.4 5 59.7
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 22 Colorado State W 28-13 11 — — 22 2.0 1 —
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 14 — — 26 1.9 0 —
Oct 6 Kansas W 35-27 7 — — 21 3.0 0 —
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 5 — — 20 4.0 1 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 31 — — 124 4.0 1 —
Oct 27 Oklahoma L 14-55 20 — — 136 6.8 1 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 4 — — 39 9.8 0 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 9 — — 39 4.3 1 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 21 — — 103 4.9 0 —
Nov 24 Michigan State L 7-45 15 — — 67 4.5 0 —
Totals 137 0 0 597 4.4 5
26 Ron Johnson 72 — — 455 6.3 6 45.5
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 5 — — 30 6.0 0 —
Oct 6 Kansas W 35-27 12 — — 81 6.8 1 —
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 7 — — 38 5.4 0 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 11 — — 25 2.3 0 —
Oct 27 Oklahoma L 14-55 5 — — 20 4.0 1 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 10 — — 116 11.6 2 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 10 — — 90 9.0 2 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 7 — — 29 4.1 0 —
Nov 24 Michigan State L 7-45 5 — — 26 5.2 0 —
Totals 72 0 0 455 6.3 6
27 Carroll Hardy 53 — — 423 8.0 5 42.3
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 22 Colorado State W 28-13 1 — — 12 12.0 1 —
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 7 — — 38 5.4 0 —
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 4 — — 20 5.0 0 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 9 — — 33 3.7 0 —
Oct 27 Oklahoma L 14-55 1 — — -1 -1.0 0 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 4 — — 49 12.3 1 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 8 — — 80 10.0 0 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 11 — — 107 9.7 2 —
Nov 24 Michigan State L 7-45 8 — — 85 10.6 1 —
Totals 53 0 0 423 8.0 5
Woody Shelton 113 — — 417 3.7 4 41.7
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 22 Colorado State W 28-13 16 — — 82 5.1 1 —
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 10 — — 33 3.3 1 —
Oct 6 Kansas W 35-27 14 — — 65 4.6 0 —
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 15 — — 93 6.2 1 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 9 — — 32 3.6 0 —
Oct 27 Oklahoma L 14-55 6 — — 4 0.7 0 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 9 — — 19 2.1 0 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 11 — — 79 7.2 1 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 18 — — 23 1.3 0 —
Nov 24 Michigan State L 7-45 5 — — -13 -2.6 0 —
Totals 113 0 0 417 3.7 4
Ralph Curtis 53 — — 233 4.4 3 23.3
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 22 Colorado State W 28-13 8 — — 25 3.1 0 —
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 1 — — -3 -3.0 0 —
Oct 6 Kansas W 35-27 8 — — 33 4.1 0 —
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 14 — — 121 8.6 3 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 6 — — 24 4.0 0 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 14 — — 28 2.0 0 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 2 — — 5 2.5 0 —
Totals 53 0 0 233 4.4 3
Zack Jordan 65 — — 166 2.6 2 16.6
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 22 Colorado State W 28-13 16 — — 33 2.1 0 —
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 9 — — 16 1.8 0 —
Oct 6 Kansas W 35-27 7 — — 18 2.6 1 —
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 1 — — 5 5.0 0 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 3 — — 13 4.3 0 —
Oct 27 Oklahoma L 14-55 3 — — -20 -6.7 0 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 1 — — -22 -22.0 0 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 10 — — 81 8.1 1 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 6 — — 22 3.7 0 —
Nov 24 Michigan State L 7-45 9 — — 20 2.2 0 —
Totals 65 0 0 166 2.6 2
34 Bill Horton 14 — — 69 4.9 0 6.9
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 1 — — -8 -8.0 0 —
Oct 6 Kansas W 35-27 1 — — 23 23.0 0 —
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 2 — — 14 7.0 0 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 2 — — 7 3.5 0 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 4 — — 14 3.5 0 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 3 — — 11 3.7 0 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 1 — — 8 8.0 0 —
Totals 14 0 0 69 4.9 0
Hugh Davidson 23 — — 62 2.7 1 6.2
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 1 — — 12 12.0 0 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 5 — — 20 4.0 1 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 11 — — 36 3.3 0 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 2 — — 5 2.5 0 —
Nov 24 Michigan State L 7-45 4 — — -11 -2.8 0 —
Totals 23 0 0 62 2.7 1
17 Ron Gray 12 — — 43 3.6 0 4.3
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 3 — — 15 5.0 0 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 3 — — -4 -1.3 0 —
Oct 27 Oklahoma L 14-55 5 — — 16 3.2 0 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 1 — — 16 16.0 0 —
Totals 12 0 0 43 3.6 0
Roger Williams 13 — — 36 2.8 3 3.6
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 4 — — 8 2.0 2 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 2 — — 14 7.0 0 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 5 — — 10 2.0 1 —
Nov 24 Michigan State L 7-45 2 — — 4 2.0 0 —
Totals 13 0 0 36 2.8 3
Lee Venzke 9 — — 13 1.4 2 1.3
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Sep 29 Northwestern L 14-35 1 — — 1 1.0 0 —
Oct 6 Kansas W 35-27 2 — — 5 2.5 1 —
Oct 20 Kansas State W 20-7 2 — — 6 3.0 0 —
Nov 3 Iowa State W 47-20 1 — — -1 -1.0 0 —
Nov 10 Utah W 54-0 1 — — 1 1.0 1 —
Nov 17 Nebraska W 36-14 2 — — 1 0.5 0 —
Totals 9 0 0 13 1.4 2
Tom Brookshier 1 — — 2 2.0 0 0.2
Date Opponent Result Att Gain Lost Yards Avg TD Long
Oct 13 Missouri W 34-13 1 — — 2 2.0 0 —
Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 0
Team Totals 565 — — 2,516 4.5 31 251.6
Notes
A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.