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 |
| SMU | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 33.2 | 12.5 | 19.45 | 2.36 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Texas | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 21.8 | 13.2 | 17.44 | 7.69 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Houston | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 19.8 | 14.5 | 11.05 | 7.05 | ||||
| Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 27.1 | 18.3 | 12.25 | 5.25 | 12 | |||
| Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 23.3 | 16.9 | 10.03 | 4.95 | ||||
| Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 2.64 | 4.19 | ||||
| Rice | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 16.6 | 31.5 | -3.18 | 7.82 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 20.9 | 27.2 | 0.71 | 6.44 | ||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .063 | 18.0 | 27.1 | -2.51 | 7.13 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Texas (6) | 14 | Alabama (3) | 12 | Dallas, TX |
| 1981-12-28 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina (11) | 31 | Arkansas | 27 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1981-12-26 | Sun Bowl | Oklahoma | 40 | Houston | 14 | El Paso, TX |
| 1981-12-12 | Independence Bowl | Texas A&M | 33 | Oklahoma State | 16 | Shreveport, LA |
1981 Conference Leaders