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 |
| Houston | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 24.6 | 11.3 | 19.16 | 8.75 | 16 | 4 | 5 | |
| Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 23.7 | 11.0 | 20.50 | 8.58 | 20 | 4 | 8 | |
| Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 18.4 | 8.7 | 19.86 | 10.61 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Baylor | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 21.5 | 15.6 | 14.06 | 9.48 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 22.1 | 14.5 | 15.65 | 10.38 | 14 | 14 | ||
| SMU | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.55 | 7.73 | 18 | |||
| Texas Tech | 3 | 6 | 2 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 12.8 | 16.5 | 7.59 | 10.95 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 11.5 | 20.5 | 1.16 | 10.44 | ||||
| Rice | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 11.0 | 38.0 | -4.58 | 14.06 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Houston (8) | 17 | Nebraska (7) | 14 | Dallas, TX |
| 1980-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Alabama (2) | 24 | Arkansas (6) | 9 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1979-12-31 | Peach Bowl | Baylor (19) | 24 | Clemson (18) | 18 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1979-12-22 | Sun Bowl | Washington (13) | 14 | Texas (11) | 7 | El Paso, TX |
1979 Conference Leaders