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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.8 | 12.7 | 23.30 | 7.80 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Arkansas | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 32.4 | 8.4 | 22.48 | 4.14 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 29.2 | 25.3 | 13.16 | 8.24 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 23.3 | 20.5 | 9.53 | 8.12 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Houston | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 25.6 | 23.5 | 9.82 | 8.46 | 14 | 9 | ||
| Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 7.87 | 8.87 | ||||
| SMU | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 20.5 | 29.0 | 3.52 | 9.06 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 16.7 | 39.5 | -6.94 | 8.69 | ||||
| Rice | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 13.7 | 41.6 | -8.64 | 7.99 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-01-02 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame (5) | 38 | Texas (1) | 10 | Dallas, TX |
| 1978-01-02 | Orange Bowl | Arkansas (6) | 31 | Oklahoma (2) | 6 | Miami, FL |
| 1977-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Southern California (20) | 47 | Texas A&M (17) | 28 | Houston, TX |
| 1977-12-23 | Tangerine Bowl | Florida State (19) | 40 | Texas Tech | 17 | Orlando, FL |
1977 Conference Leaders