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 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 120 | 76 | 45 | 3 | .625 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 10.53 | 5.40 | 0 | 6 | Georgia |
| 2 | Western Conference | 9 | 88 | 50 | 37 | 1 | .574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.41 | 6.37 | 0 | 4 | Ohio State | |
| 3 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 72 | 39 | 29 | 5 | .568 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.89 | 2.45 | 0 | 1 | Texas |
| 4 | Independent | 39 | 364 | 205 | 136 | 24 | .595 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3.84 | 0.66 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 97 | 42 | 49 | 7 | .464 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -0.43 | 0.85 | 0 | 3 | UCLA |
| 6 | Missouri Valley Conference | 6 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 1 | .568 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -1.24 | -3.56 | 0 | 1 | Tulsa |
| 7 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 7 | 60 | 34 | 24 | 2 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.63 | -4.53 | 0 | 0 | Colorado, Utah | |
| 8 | Southern Conference | 16 | 149 | 67 | 69 | 13 | .493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.99 | -1.67 | 0 | 1 | William & Mary | |
| 9 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 62 | 22 | 37 | 3 | .379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.39 | -1.01 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |
| 10 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 9 | 84 | 39 | 42 | 4 | .482 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -12.59 | -11.12 | 0 | 0 | Hardin-Simmons, Texas Tech |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia |
| Maxwell Award | Paul Governali | Columbia |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | William Alexander | Georgia Tech |
Consensus All-Americans