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 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33.4 | 18.1 | 20.75 | 8.75 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 26.3 | 16.7 | 17.75 | 9.42 | 15 | 9 | 12 | |
| Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 20.8 | 14.8 | 8.71 | 4.13 | 16 | |||
| Colorado | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 24.2 | 15.8 | 12.43 | 5.79 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Missouri | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 9.02 | 8.93 | ||||
| Kansas | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 11.9 | 24.5 | 1.20 | 9.65 | record adjusted to 4-6-1 by NCAA | |||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 21.4 | 24.3 | 2.44 | 6.99 | 20 | 15 | ||
| Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 11.9 | 26.0 | -2.70 | 9.39 | record adjusted to 2-9-0 by NCAA | |||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-01-02 | Orange Bowl | Arkansas (6) | 31 | Oklahoma (2) | 6 | Miami, FL |
| 1977-12-31 | Peach Bowl | North Carolina State | 24 | Iowa State | 14 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1977-12-19 | Liberty Bowl | Nebraska (12) | 21 | North Carolina (14) | 17 | Memphis, TN |
1977 Conference Leaders