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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33.4 | 14.7 | 20.47 | 8.01 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Texas Tech | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 28.5 | 15.6 | 17.73 | 6.23 | 20 | 11 | 11 | |
| Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 13.9 | 20.3 | 4.93 | 9.12 | ||||
| SMU | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 6.59 | 4.22 | 19 | |||
| Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 4.80 | 8.35 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 26.5 | 21.0 | 7.24 | 5.05 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 17.2 | 26.4 | -0.94 | 6.33 | ||||
| Baylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 17.5 | 32.6 | -3.85 | 9.15 | ||||
2 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 | Gator Bowl | Texas Tech (11) | 28 | Tennessee (20) | 19 | Jacksonville, FL |
1973 Conference Leaders