| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
| QB | Milt Plum | 29 | 7 | 11 | 154 for 287, 2,241 yards, 18 td, 15 int, & 12 rushes for 28 yards and 1 td | |
| HB | Dan Lewis | 28 | 6 | 7 | 122 rushes for 463 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 129 yards and 1 td | |
| HB | Tom Watkins | 27 | 3 | 7 | 80 rushes for 218 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 125 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Nick Pietrosante | 27 | 5 | 14 | 147 rushes for 536 yards, 4 td, & 19 catches for 152 yards and 0 td | |
| FL | Terry Barr* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 57 catches for 1,030 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Jim Gibbons* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 45 catches for 605 yards, 8 td | |
| LE | Gail Cogdill | 27 | 4 | 11 | 45 catches for 665 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Daryl Sanders | 23 | 1 | 14 | | |
| LG | John Gonzaga | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Bob Whitlow | 28 | 4 | 11 | | |
| RG | John Gordy* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | J.D. Smith | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
| LDE | Darris McCord | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Alex Karras | 29 | 6 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Roger Brown* | 27 | 4 | 14 | | |
| RDE | Sam Williams | 33 | 5 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Ernie Clark | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Joe Schmidt | 32 | 11 | 5 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Wayne Walker* | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Bobby Thompson | 25 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dick LeBeau* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Bruce Maher | 27 | 4 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Yale Lary* | 34 | 12 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
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