The team's statistical leaders included Don Fitzgerald with 1,245 rushing yards, Ron Swartz with 879 passing yards, and Billy Blunt with 287 receiving yards.[3] Five Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive end Don Abbott, offensive guard Jon Brooks, halfback Don Fitzgerald, defensive back Lou Harris, and linebacker Bill Landis.[4]
Don Fitzgerald set NCAA Division 1 football records for most rushes in a game (47) and in a season (296).[5] He finished second in the nation in total yards and set the MAC rushing record with 749 yards in 6 conference games.[6]