Record: 45-42-1, .517 W-L% (6th of 13) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 9.79 (4th of 13) ▪ SOS: 8.82 (4th of 13)
Conference Champion: Texas
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Arkansas and Texas)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Arkansas and Texas)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 13.5 | 28.29 | 10.93 | |
| Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 36.5 | 13.1 | 20.68 | 5.49 | |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 18.5 | 13.8 | 11.03 | 7.20 | |
| Rice | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 5.82 | 7.82 | |
| Southern Methodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 13.9 | 20.7 | 5.96 | 10.96 | |
| Texas Christian | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 17.2 | 24.1 | 4.20 | 7.47 | |
| Baylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 12.1 | 23.5 | 0.31 | 9.67 | |
| Texas A&M | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 15.5 | 27.6 | 2.01 | 11.01 | |
| School | Pre | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| Texas Tech | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame | 24 | Texas | 11 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 1970-12-19 | Sun Bowl | Georgia Tech | 17 | Texas Tech | 9 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |