Record: 55-47-2, .538 W-L% (3rd of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 3.54 (4th of 11) ▪ SOS: 2.34 (6th of 11)
Conference Champion: Houston and Southern Methodist
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Southern Methodist and Texas)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Southern Methodist)
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | James Maness | Texas Christian | 40 | 871 | 21.8 | 4 | 40 | 871 | 21.8 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | Ron Morris | Southern Methodist | 27 | 554 | 20.5 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | 36 | 615 | 17.1 | 5 |
| 3 | Keith Lewis | Rice | 21 | 396 | 18.9 | 3 | 21 | 396 | 18.9 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | William Harris | Texas | 34 | 637 | 18.7 | 4 | 34 | 637 | 18.7 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Glenn Pruitt | Baylor | 32 | 586 | 18.3 | 6 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 33 | 579 | 17.5 | 6 |
| 6 | Jimmy Teal | Texas A&M | 35 | 631 | 18.0 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 39 | 662 | 17.0 | 6 |
| 7 | James Shibest | Arkansas | 51 | 907 | 17.8 | 7 | 51 | 907 | 17.8 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Billy Boy Bryant | Texas | 23 | 387 | 16.8 | 3 | 23 | 387 | 16.8 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Dan Sharp | Texas Christian | 42 | 596 | 14.2 | 7 | 42 | 596 | 14.2 | 7 | ||||
| 10 | Carl Hilton | Houston | 38 | 517 | 13.6 | 5 | 38 | 517 | 13.6 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | Larry Shepherd | Houston | 38 | 503 | 13.2 | 3 | 38 | 503 | 13.2 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | Melvin Robinson | Rice | 46 | 593 | 12.9 | 3 | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 0 | 55 | 674 | 12.3 | 3 |
| 13 | Marc Scott | Rice | 38 | 374 | 9.8 | 1 | 52 | 256 | 4.9 | 3 | 90 | 630 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 14 | Bobby Joe Edmonds | Arkansas | 31 | 284 | 9.2 | 0 | 73 | 352 | 4.8 | 3 | 104 | 636 | 6.1 | 3 |