Record: 48-59, .449 W-L% (10th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -5.08 (9th of 12) ▪ SOS: -3.10 (9th of 12)
Conference Champion: Texas Christian and Texas-El Paso
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Texas Christian)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Texas Christian)
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Franchione | Texas Christian | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | Gary Nord | Texas-El Paso | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 3 | Dave Baldwin | San Jose State | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 4 | Pat Hill | Fresno State | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 5 | Keith Burns | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 6 | Ken Hatfield | Rice | 3 | 8 | .273 | |
| 7 | Mike Cavan | Southern Methodist | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 8 | June Jones | Hawaii | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 9 | Chris Tormey | Nevada | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 10 | Gary Patterson | Texas Christian | 0 | 1 | .000 |