| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Earl Morrall | 29 | 7 | 10 | 174 for 328, 2,621 yards, 24 td, 14 int, & 26 rushes for 105 yards and 1 td | |
HB | Dan Lewis | 27 | 5 | 12 | 133 rushes for 528 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 115 yards and 0 td | |
FB | Nick Pietrosante | 26 | 4 | 11 | 112 rushes for 418 yards, 5 td, & 16 catches for 173 yards and 0 td | |
FL | Terry Barr* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 66 catches for 1,086 yards, 13 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td | |
TE | Jim Gibbons | 27 | 5 | 14 | 32 catches for 412 yards, 1 td | |
LE | Gail Cogdill* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 48 catches for 945 yards, 10 td | |
LT | Daryl Sanders | 22 | Rook | 14 | | |
LG | Dan LaRose | 24 | 2 | 9 | | |
C | Bob Whitlow | 27 | 3 | 14 | | |
RG | John Gordy* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
RT | Lucien Reeberg | 21 | Rook | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Darris McCord | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
LDT | Floyd Peters | 27 | 4 | 14 | | |
RDT | Roger Brown*+ | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
RDE | Sam Williams | 32 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
LLB | Max Messner | 25 | 3 | 7 | | |
MLB | Joe Schmidt* | 31 | 10 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
RLB | Wayne Walker* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
LCB | Night Train Lane | 35 | 11 | 11 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
RCB | Dick LeBeau | 26 | 4 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
SS | Bruce Maher | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
FS | Yale Lary | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
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