Standings

Standings Table
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
Houston1110.917710.87524.611.319.168.751645
Arkansas1020.833710.87523.711.020.508.582048
Texas930.750620.75018.48.719.8610.614212
Baylor840.667530.62521.515.614.069.481414
Texas A&M650.545440.50022.114.515.6510.381414
SMU560.455350.37520.521.56.557.7318
Texas Tech362.364251.31312.816.57.5910.95
Texas Christian281.227161.18811.520.51.1610.44
Rice1100.091080.00011.038.0-4.5814.06

4 Bowl Games

  • Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
4 Bowl Games Table
Date Bowl Pts Pts Notes
1980-01-01Cotton BowlHouston (8) 17Nebraska (7) 14Dallas, TX
1980-01-01Sugar BowlAlabama (2) 24Arkansas (6) 9New Orleans, LA
1979-12-31Peach BowlBaylor (19) 24Clemson (18) 18Atlanta, GA
1979-12-22Sun BowlWashington (13) 14Texas (11) 7El Paso, TX

1979 Conference Leaders