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 | 82 | 40 | 39 | 3 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.92 | 12.37 | 0 | 3 | Michigan, Purdue | |
| 2 | Independent | 34 | 288 | 166 | 110 | 12 | .597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 0.84 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 4 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 0 | .639 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.55 | -1.16 | 0 | 1 | Georgia Tech |
| 4 | Southern Conference | 9 | 75 | 40 | 35 | 0 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.80 | -3.19 | 0 | 1 | Duke | |
| 5 | Pacific Coast Conference | 3 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 0 | .448 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -5.29 | -3.08 | 0 | 0 | USC |
| 6 | Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .633 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -5.34 | -8.66 | 0 | 1 | Tulsa |
| 7 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 51 | 21 | 29 | 1 | .422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.26 | -4.15 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |
| 8 | Southwest Conference | 6 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 2 | .436 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | -9.31 | -8.35 | 0 | 1 | Texas |
| 9 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10.78 | -4.26 | 0 | 0 | Colorado | |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame |
| Maxwell Award | Bob Odell | Pennsylvania |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Amos Alonzo Stagg | Pacific |
Consensus All-Americans