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 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 25.5 | 15.3 | 13.42 | 4.69 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 29.7 | 14.1 | 11.68 | -0.07 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| Texas Christian | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 19.5 | 25.0 | 0.11 | 2.20 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 13.1 | 19.3 | -1.01 | 3.90 | ||||
| SMU | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 13.7 | 20.6 | -2.42 | 3.31 | ||||
| Rice | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 13.3 | 20.0 | 0.05 | 5.78 | ||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 0.22 | 1.85 | ||||
| Baylor | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7.4 | 23.6 | -13.64 | 2.26 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Penn State (10) | 30 | Texas (12) | 6 | Dallas, TX |
| 1971-12-20 | Liberty Bowl | Tennessee (9) | 14 | Arkansas (18) | 13 | Memphis, TN |
1971 Conference Leaders