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 | 45 | 34 | 5 | .565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.77 | 9.63 | 0 | 3 | Indiana | |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 113 | 64 | 49 | 2 | .565 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.57 | 2.51 | 0 | 4 | Alabama |
| 3 | Missouri Valley Conference | 5 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 1 | .684 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 4.62 | -3.61 | 0 | 2 | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Independent | 35 | 295 | 160 | 123 | 15 | .562 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.02 | -0.03 | 0 | 7 | Colorado College |
| 5 | Southern Conference | 11 | 96 | 48 | 44 | 6 | .520 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 0 | 2 | Duke |
| 6 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 73 | 39 | 34 | 1 | .534 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.81 | -0.27 | 0 | 1 | Texas |
| 7 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 3 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 3 | .481 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -3.09 | -2.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 5 | 40 | 19 | 20 | 2 | .488 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -3.22 | -3.76 | 0 | 0 | Denver |
| 9 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 54 | 24 | 29 | 2 | .455 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -4.33 | -1.71 | 0 | 0 | Missouri |
| 10 | Pacific Coast Conference | 8 | 73 | 36 | 35 | 3 | .507 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -6.83 | -6.84 | 0 | 1 | USC |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Doc Blanchard | Army |
| Maxwell Award | Doc Blanchard | Army |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Bo McMillin | Indiana |
Consensus All-Americans