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1978 Big Eight Conference Rushing Stats

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Record: 50-42-0, .543 W-L% (3rd of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 9.46 (3rd of 14), SOS: 8.44 (3rd of 14)

Conference Champion: Nebraska and Oklahoma

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Iowa State, Nebraska and Oklahoma)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma)

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21 Players

Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 6.25 Att/G, 75% of school games played).

21 Players Table
				Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Kenny King	Oklahoma	11	99	779	7.9	3					99	779	7.9	3
2	Billy Sims	Oklahoma	11	231	1762	7.6	20	1	35	35.0	0	232	1797	7.7	20
3	Rick Berns	Nebraska	11	164	933	5.7	10	11	101	9.2	1	175	1034	5.9	11
4	Earl Gant	Missouri	11	138	789	5.7	8	11	83	7.5	0	149	872	5.9	8
5	James Wilder	Missouri	11	160	873	5.5	11	20	164	8.2	1	180	1037	5.8	12
6	I.M. Hipp	Nebraska	11	173	936	5.4	7	8	58	7.3	0	181	994	5.5	7
7	Thomas Lott	Oklahoma	11	111	577	5.2	9					111	577	5.2	9
8	Mack Green	Kansas State	11	113	561	5.0	4	5	29	5.8	0	118	590	5.0	4
9	Andra Franklin	Nebraska	11	83	419	5.0	3	1	-6	-6.0	0	84	413	4.9	3
10	Worley Taylor	Oklahoma State	11	176	807	4.6	4	3	74	24.7	0	179	881	4.9	4
11	Terry Suellentrop	Oklahoma State	11	70	321	4.6	5					70	321	4.6	5
12	Roosevelt Duncan	Kansas State	11	122	532	4.4	7	16	146	9.1	1	138	678	4.9	8
13	Dexter Green	Iowa State	11	230	991	4.3	9	10	54	5.4	2	240	1045	4.4	11
14	James Mayberry	Colorado	11	230	920	4.0	13	11	80	7.3	0	241	1000	4.1	13
15	Bill Solomon	Colorado	11	189	484	2.6	7	1	34	34.0	0	190	518	2.7	7
16	Walter Grant	Iowa State	11	105	237	2.3	3					105	237	2.3	3
17	Phil Bradley	Missouri	11	135	301	2.2	6					135	301	2.2	6
18	Harry Sydney	Kansas	11	103	222	2.2	3					103	222	2.2	3
19	Scott Burk	Oklahoma State	11	130	181	1.4	5	1	18	18.0	0	131	199	1.5	5
20	Tom Sorley	Nebraska	11	80	86	1.1	6					80	86	1.1	6
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Dan Manucci	Kansas State	11	120	-4	0.0	5					120	-4	0.0	5

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