| 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 | 11 | 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 | 8 | | |
| C | Bob Whitlow | 27 | 3 | 14 | | |
| RG | John Gordy* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Lucien Reeberg | 21 | Rook | 9 | 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 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Max Messner | 25 | 3 | 8 | | |
| MLB | Joe Schmidt* | 31 | 10 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Wayne Walker* | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Night Train Lane | 35 | 11 | 12 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dick LeBeau | 26 | 4 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Bruce Maher | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Yale Lary | 33 | 11 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
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