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 | 69 | 35 | 26 | 9 | .564 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.08 | 8.15 | 0 | 3 | Rice |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference | 13 | 129 | 73 | 49 | 10 | .591 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 8.63 | 4.64 | 0 | 2 | Alabama |
| 3 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 93 | 48 | 31 | 15 | .590 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.52 | 2.40 | 0 | 1 | California |
| 4 | Independent | 39 | 349 | 193 | 121 | 38 | .602 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 5.35 | 1.23 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Western Conference | 10 | 79 | 38 | 37 | 4 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 2.50 | 0 | 2 | Minnesota | |
| 6 | Southern Conference | 15 | 146 | 75 | 63 | 8 | .541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | -1.36 | 0 | 2 | Maryland | |
| 7 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.34 | -1.18 | 0 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| 8 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 68 | 39 | 26 | 4 | .594 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -4.77 | -7.59 | 0 | 0 | Texas Tech |
| 9 | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | 69 | 31 | 35 | 3 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.05 | -5.18 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain Conference | 12 | 98 | 48 | 48 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -8.83 | -8.54 | 0 | 1 | Colorado |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Clint Frank | Yale |
| Maxwell Award | Clint Frank | Yale |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Hook Mylin | Lafayette |
Consensus All-Americans