Conference Summary
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Champion |
| 1 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 76 | 52 | 26 | 0 | .667 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 10.21 | 4.96 | SMU | |
| 2 | Western Conference | 10 | 80 | 43 | 33 | 4 | .563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.92 | 5.56 | Minnesota, Ohio State | ||
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 13 | 128 | 78 | 51 | 1 | .604 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 7.88 | 4.32 | LSU | |
| 4 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 94 | 55 | 36 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.97 | 3.46 | Washington | |
| 5 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 54 | 23 | 20 | 11 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.42 | 2.98 | Nebraska | ||
| 6 | Independent | 46 | 411 | 222 | 163 | 26 | .572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | -1.24 | |||
| 7 | Southern Conference | 10 | 96 | 48 | 38 | 10 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.68 | -0.50 | Duke | ||
| 8 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 64 | 31 | 26 | 8 | .538 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | -5.12 | -7.23 | Arizona | |
| 9 | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | 68 | 26 | 37 | 5 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.54 | -3.01 | Tulsa, Washington (MO) | ||
| 10 | Rocky Mountain Conference | 12 | 96 | 43 | 48 | 5 | .474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8.48 | -7.52 | Colorado, Utah State | ||
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Jay Berwanger | Chicago |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Pappy Waldorf | Northwestern |
Consensus All-Americans