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 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 98 | 54 | 40 | 5 | .571 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.00 | 5.27 | 0 | 2 | California, USC |
| 2 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 68 | 35 | 31 | 3 | .529 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.41 | 4.47 | 0 | 1 | Texas Christian |
| 3 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 55 | 33 | 20 | 3 | .616 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6.15 | 3.45 | 0 | 1 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Western Conference | 10 | 80 | 36 | 35 | 9 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.15 | 4.72 | 0 | 3 | Minnesota | |
| 5 | Independent | 40 | 347 | 199 | 133 | 17 | .595 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 4.08 | 0.09 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | Southeastern Conference | 13 | 128 | 69 | 52 | 8 | .566 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.79 | 1.16 | 0 | 3 | Tennessee |
| 7 | Southern Conference | 15 | 149 | 71 | 65 | 14 | .520 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -1.52 | -2.30 | 0 | 1 | Duke |
| 8 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 65 | 39 | 27 | 1 | .590 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | -2.83 | -6.09 | 0 | 1 | New Mexico, New Mexico State |
| 9 | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | .522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.33 | -5.49 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 10 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 7 | 58 | 25 | 26 | 8 | .492 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -5.27 | -5.08 | 0 | 0 | Utah |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Davey O'Brien | TCU |
| Maxwell Award | Davey O'Brien | TCU |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Bill Kern | Carnegie Mellon |
Consensus All-Americans