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)
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Earnest Jackson | Texas A&M | 153 | 887 | 5.8 | 4 | 18 | 202 | 11.2 | 0 | 171 | 1089 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 2 | Eric Dickerson | Southern Methodist | 255 | 1428 | 5.6 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 256 | 1430 | 5.6 | 19 |
| 3 | Anthony Hutchison | Texas Tech | 100 | 545 | 5.5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 109 | 562 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 4 | Johnny Hector | Texas A&M | 138 | 727 | 5.3 | 7 | 24 | 214 | 8.9 | 0 | 162 | 941 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 5 | Gary Anderson | Arkansas | 121 | 616 | 5.1 | 1 | 26 | 263 | 10.1 | 3 | 147 | 879 | 6.0 | 4 |
| 6 | Craig James | Southern Methodist | 233 | 1147 | 4.9 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 238 | 1192 | 5.0 | 9 |
| 7 | Dennis Gentry | Baylor | 155 | 763 | 4.9 | 5 | 20 | 233 | 11.7 | 1 | 175 | 996 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 8 | John Walker | Texas | 154 | 714 | 4.6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 160 | 759 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 9 | Jessie Clark | Arkansas | 106 | 475 | 4.5 | 9 | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 0 | 116 | 570 | 4.9 | 9 |
| 10 | A.J. Jones | Texas | 190 | 834 | 4.4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 191 | 849 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 11 | Walter Abercrombie | Baylor | 218 | 931 | 4.3 | 5 | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 0 | 237 | 1033 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 12 | Marcus Gilbert | Texas Christian | 117 | 498 | 4.3 | 4 | 27 | 228 | 8.4 | 2 | 144 | 726 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 13 | Allen Polk | Houston | 115 | 496 | 4.3 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 1 | 120 | 519 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 14 | Robert Lewis | Texas Tech | 82 | 319 | 3.9 | 4 | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 0 | 96 | 396 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 15 | David Barrett | Houston | 141 | 537 | 3.8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 144 | 566 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 16 | Thomas Sanders | Texas A&M | 94 | 344 | 3.7 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 101 | 390 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 17 | Darryl Bowles | Arkansas | 75 | 269 | 3.6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 79 | 297 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 18 | Robert Durham | Houston | 73 | 265 | 3.6 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 76 | 312 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 19 | Tim Sanders | Rice | 116 | 408 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | 120 | 441 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 20 | Lionel Wilson | Houston | 191 | 656 | 3.4 | 7 | 191 | 656 | 3.4 | 7 | ||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Kevin Trigg | Rice | 104 | 339 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 1 | 115 | 432 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 22 | Jay Jeffrey | Baylor | 99 | 228 | 2.3 | 1 | 99 | 228 | 2.3 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | Lance McIlhenny | Southern Methodist | 112 | 241 | 2.2 | 0 | 112 | 241 | 2.2 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | Michael Calhoun | Rice | 168 | 338 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 169 | 359 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 25 | Gary Kubiak | Texas A&M | 119 | 178 | 1.5 | 3 | 119 | 178 | 1.5 | 3 | ||||
| 26 | Ron Reeves | Texas Tech | 103 | -45 | -0.4 | 4 | 103 | -45 | -0.4 | 4 | ||||
| 27 | Steve Stamp | Texas Christian | 69 | -158 | -2.3 | 2 | 69 | -158 | -2.3 | 2 | ||||