Record: 54-44-5, .549 W-L% (1st of 14) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 7.54 (1st of 14) ▪ SOS: 5.87 (4th of 14)
Conference Champion: Southern Methodist
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Texas)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Southern Methodist and Texas)
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| Rk | Player | School | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Gary Kubiak | Texas A&M | 111 | 209 | 53.1 | 1808 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 11 | 13 | 130.7 | 119 | 178 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 2 | Steve Stamp | Texas Christian | 130 | 235 | 55.3 | 2013 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 14 | 17 | 132.5 | 69 | -158 | -2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jay Jeffrey | Baylor | 111 | 198 | 56.1 | 1643 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 9 | 12 | 128.6 | 99 | 228 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 4 | Lionel Wilson | Houston | 85 | 170 | 50.0 | 1225 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 9 | 11 | 115.1 | 191 | 656 | 3.4 | 7 |
| 5 | Lance McIlhenny | Southern Methodist | 67 | 155 | 43.2 | 1066 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 7 | 10 | 103.0 | 112 | 241 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 6 | Michael Calhoun | Rice | 98 | 233 | 42.1 | 1480 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 21 | 15 | 112.3 | 168 | 338 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ron Reeves | Texas Tech | 109 | 254 | 42.9 | 1376 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 7 | 14 | 86.5 | 103 | -45 | -0.4 | 4 |