Record: 74-78, .487 W-L% (9th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -4.39 (10th of 12) ▪ SOS: -3.10 (9th of 12)
Division Champions: Southern Mississippi (East) and Houston (West)
Conference Champion: Southern Mississippi (Won Championship Game 49-28)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Houston and Southern Mississippi)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Southern Mississippi | 12 | 2 | .857 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 36.9 | 20.8 | 9.18 | -4.60 | |
| Marshall | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 21.8 | 28.6 | -4.59 | -0.43 | |
| East Carolina | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 26.3 | 32.3 | -5.04 | -1.79 | |
| Central Florida | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 27.1 | 18.3 | -1.80 | -4.80 | |
| Alabama-Birmingham | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 20.2 | 36.8 | -15.03 | -4.12 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 16.3 | 35.1 | -18.17 | -6.17 | |
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Houston | 13 | 1 | .929 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 49.3 | 22.4 | 11.94 | -4.63 | |
| Tulsa | 8 | 5 | .615 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 33.1 | 27.3 | 5.20 | 0.89 | |
| Southern Methodist | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 25.8 | 23.1 | 0.78 | -1.83 | |
| Rice | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 23.3 | 33.3 | -8.15 | 0.35 | |
| Texas-El Paso | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 26.6 | 30.3 | -7.93 | -3.85 | |
| Tulane | 2 | 11 | .154 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 21.1 | 37.5 | -19.11 | -6.18 | |
| School | Pre | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 25 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 18 | ||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-07 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Southern Methodist | 28 | Pittsburgh | 6 | BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2012-01-02 | Ticket City Bowl | Houston | 30 | Penn State | 14 | Ticket City Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 2011-12-30 | Armed Forces Bowl | Brigham Young | 24 | Tulsa | 21 | Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 2011-12-24 | Hawaii Bowl | Southern Mississippi | 24 | Nevada | 17 | Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI) |
| 2011-12-20 | Beef O'Brady's Bowl | Marshall | 20 | Florida International | 10 | Beef O'Brady's Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL) |