| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
| QB | Jim McMahon | 23 | Rook | 7 | 120 for 210, 1,501 yards, 9 td, 7 int, & 24 rushes for 105 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Walter Payton | 29 | 7 | 9 | 148 rushes for 596 yards, 1 td, & 32 catches for 311 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Matt Suhey | 24 | 2 | 8 | 70 rushes for 206 yards, 3 td, & 36 catches for 333 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Brian Baschnagel | 28 | 6 | 9 | 12 catches for 194 yards, 2 td | |
| WR | Ken Margerum | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 catches for 207 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | Emery Moorehead | 28 | 5 | 9 | 30 catches for 363 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Phil McKinnely | 28 | 6 | 8 | | |
| LG | Noah Jackson | 31 | 7 | 9 | | |
| C | Dan Neal | 33 | 9 | 9 | | |
| RG | Jeff Williams | 27 | 5 | 5 | | |
| RT | Keith Van Horne | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
| LDE | Mike Hartenstine | 29 | 7 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Jim Osborne | 33 | 10 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Dan Hampton* | 25 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Al Harris | 26 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Otis Wilson | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Mike Singletary | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Gary Campbell | 30 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Terry Schmidt | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Leslie Frazier | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Gary Fencik | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Len Walterscheid | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
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