Record: 32-36-1, .471 W-L% (9th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -8.65 (10th of 11) ▪ SOS: -8.23 (11th of 11)
Conference Champion: Texas Tech
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Texas Tech)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.7 | 15.7 | 8.92 | -4.89 | |
| Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 17.8 | 22.8 | -10.60 | -8.10 | |
| Texas-El Paso | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 26.4 | 17.9 | -1.28 | -9.91 | |
| Arizona | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 38.5 | 21.5 | 2.09 | -7.21 | |
| Hardin-Simmons | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 15.3 | 20.4 | -12.35 | -8.35 | |
| West Texas A&M | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 16.2 | 25.2 | -18.32 | -8.98 | |
| New Mexico State | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 9.7 | 34.0 | -29.05 | -10.16 | |
| School | Pre | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 19 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-01-01 | Sun Bowl | Texas-El Paso | 47 | Florida State | 20 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |