Conference Summary
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 75 | 42 | 28 | 6 | .592 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.05 | 5.37 | 0 | 2 | Arkansas |
| 2 | Western Conference | 10 | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | .544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.49 | 5.79 | 0 | 2 | Northwestern | |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 13 | 128 | 71 | 46 | 14 | .595 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 7.19 | 3.56 | 0 | 3 | LSU |
| 4 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 96 | 46 | 42 | 9 | .521 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5.67 | 4.52 | 0 | 1 | Washington |
| 5 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 52 | 24 | 19 | 9 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3.02 | 0 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| 6 | Independent | 43 | 390 | 225 | 142 | 28 | .605 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 3.73 | -0.14 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7 | Southern Conference | 16 | 157 | 79 | 76 | 2 | .510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.20 | -2.75 | 0 | 1 | Duke | |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain Conference | 12 | 99 | 48 | 46 | 5 | .510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.76 | -2.85 | 0 | 0 | Utah State | |
| 9 | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | 65 | 23 | 39 | 3 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.52 | -4.42 | 0 | 0 | Creighton, Tulsa | |
| 10 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 65 | 30 | 29 | 7 | .508 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -8.27 | -9.22 | 0 | 0 | Arizona |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Larry Kelley | Yale |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Dick Harlow | Harvard |
Consensus All-Americans