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 |
| Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 25.33 | 5.97 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 16.6 | 8.8 | 13.78 | 7.14 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Rice | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 16.6 | 14.4 | 12.41 | 10.69 | 7 | |||
| Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 9.72 | 7.42 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 11.3 | 19.4 | 4.30 | 11.00 | ||||
| Baylor | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 8.68 | 5.77 | 9 | |||
| Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 9.4 | 20.1 | -0.82 | 6.98 | ||||
| SMU | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 9.2 | 19.1 | -1.44 | 7.16 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Texas (3) | 12 | Mississippi (5) | 7 | Dallas, TX |
| 1962-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Alabama (1) | 10 | Arkansas (9) | 3 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1961-12-16 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Kansas | 33 | Rice | 7 | Houston, TX |
| 1961-12-09 | Gotham Bowl | Baylor | 24 | Utah State (10) | 9 | New York, NY |
1961 Conference Leaders