| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Bob Avellini | 24 | 2 | 14 | 154 for 293, 2,004 yards, 11 td, 18 int, & 37 rushes for 109 yards and 1 td | |
RB | Walter Payton*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 339 rushes for 1,852 yards, 14 td, & 27 catches for 269 yards and 2 td | |
FB | Roland Harper | 24 | 2 | 10 | 120 rushes for 457 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 142 yards and 0 td | |
WR | Bo Rather | 27 | 4 | 9 | 17 catches for 294 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | |
WR | James Scott | 25 | 1 | 14 | 50 catches for 809 yards, 3 td | |
TE | Greg Latta | 25 | 2 | 14 | 26 catches for 335 yards, 4 td | |
LT | Ted Albrecht | 23 | Rook | 12 | | |
LG | Noah Jackson | 26 | 2 | 14 | | |
C | Dan Peiffer | 26 | 2 | 14 | | |
RG | Revie Sorey | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
RT | Dennis Lick | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Mike Hartenstine | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
LDT | Jim Osborne | 28 | 5 | 12 | | |
RDT | Ron Rydalch | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
RDE | Billy Newsome | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
LLB | Doug Buffone | 33 | 11 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
MLB | Tom Hicks | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
RLB | Waymond Bryant | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
LCB | Allan Ellis* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
RCB | Virgil Livers | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
SS | Gary Fencik | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
FS | Doug Plank | 24 | 2 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
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