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 | Western Conference | 9 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 0 | .542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.87 | 12.52 | 0 | 3 | Minnesota | |
| 2 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 1 | .621 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.99 | 6.39 | 0 | 2 | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 121 | 74 | 43 | 6 | .626 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 7.22 | 1.96 | 0 | 2 | Tennessee |
| 4 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 93 | 43 | 43 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.29 | 5.65 | 0 | 2 | Stanford |
| 5 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 0 | .509 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 2.30 | 2.02 | 0 | 1 | Nebraska |
| 6 | Independent | 41 | 359 | 188 | 152 | 22 | .550 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.11 | -0.10 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | Southern Conference | 15 | 141 | 74 | 62 | 5 | .543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.01 | -2.67 | 0 | 1 | Clemson | |
| 8 | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | 68 | 33 | 31 | 4 | .515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.56 | -6.37 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 9 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 65 | 37 | 25 | 4 | .591 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -6.57 | -8.91 | 0 | 0 | Arizona State |
| 10 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 7 | 61 | 26 | 27 | 8 | .492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.37 | -6.56 | 0 | 0 | Utah | |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Tom Harmon | Michigan |
| Maxwell Award | Tom Harmon | Michigan |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Clark Shaughnessy | Stanford |
Consensus All-Americans