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 | 84 | 44 | 37 | 3 | .542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.43 | 12.61 | 0 | 3 | Ohio State | |
| 2 | Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 0 | .821 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.53 | -0.75 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 11 | 91 | 52 | 38 | 4 | .574 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6.48 | 3.35 | 0 | 2 | Georgia Tech |
| 4 | Southwest Conference | 6 | 62 | 34 | 27 | 2 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3.76 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | Texas Christian |
| 5 | Independent | 39 | 346 | 197 | 129 | 20 | .598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | -0.10 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 6 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 4 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | .629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | -5.53 | 0 | 0 | Colorado | |
| 7 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 55 | 22 | 26 | 7 | .464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |
| 8 | Pacific Coast Conference | 4 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 4 | .579 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.27 | -3.94 | 0 | 1 | USC |
| 9 | Southern Conference | 10 | 88 | 38 | 46 | 5 | .455 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1.24 | -0.02 | 0 | 1 | Duke |
| 10 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 3 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9.05 | -2.40 | 0 | 0 | ||
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Les Horvath | Ohio State |
| Maxwell Award | Glenn Davis | Army |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Carroll Widdoes | Ohio State |
Consensus All-Americans