Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.4 | 12.1 | 32.87 | 13.23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 25.5 | 13.6 | 25.89 | 15.56 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Kansas | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 15.73 | 12.64 | 17 | 18 | ||
| Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 18.3 | 12.7 | 17.10 | 11.18 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 27.5 | 16.9 | 14.79 | 10.70 | 11 | |||
| Colorado | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 21.8 | 22.7 | 12.82 | 13.64 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Kansas State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 16.0 | 23.6 | 7.70 | 12.24 | ||||
| Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 9.63 | 11.90 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Nebraska (12) | 19 | Texas (8) | 3 | Dallas, TX |
| 1973-12-29 | Sun Bowl | Missouri | 34 | Auburn | 17 | El Paso, TX |
| 1973-12-17 | Liberty Bowl | North Carolina State (16) | 31 | Kansas (19) | 18 | Memphis, TN |
1973 Conference Leaders