| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
| QB | Gary Hogeboom | 26 | 4 | 10 | 195 for 367, 2,366 yards, 7 td, 14 int, & 15 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Tony Dorsett | 30 | 7 | 16 | 302 rushes for 1,189 yards, 6 td, & 51 catches for 459 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Ron Springs | 28 | 5 | 12 | 68 rushes for 197 yards, 1 td, & 46 catches for 454 yards and 3 td | |
| WR | Tony Hill | 28 | 7 | 11 | 58 catches for 864 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Mike Renfro | 29 | 6 | 11 | 35 catches for 583 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Doug Cosbie* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 60 catches for 789 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Phil Pozderac | 25 | 2 | 14 | | |
| LG | Glen Titensor | 26 | 3 | 12 | | |
| C | Tom Rafferty | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RG | Kurt Petersen | 27 | 4 | 13 | | |
| RT | Jim Cooper | 29 | 7 | 7 | | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
| LDE | Too Tall Jones | 33 | 10 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | John Dutton | 33 | 10 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Randy White*+ | 31 | 9 | 16 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Jim Jeffcoat | 23 | 1 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Mike Hegman | 31 | 8 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Bob Breunig | 31 | 9 | 8 | | |
| RLB | Anthony Dickerson | 27 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Everson Walls | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Ron Fellows | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Dextor Clinkscale | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Michael Downs | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
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