| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 76 | 42 | 28 | 6 | .592 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.05 | 5.37 | 0 | 2 | Arkansas |
| 2 | Western Conference | 10 | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | .544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.49 | 5.79 | 0 | 2 | Northwestern | |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 13 | 131 | 71 | 46 | 14 | .595 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 7.19 | 3.56 | 0 | 3 | Louisiana State |
| 4 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 97 | 46 | 42 | 9 | .521 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5.67 | 4.52 | 0 | 1 | Washington |
| 5 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 52 | 24 | 19 | 9 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3.02 | 0 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| 6 | Independent | 43 | 395 | 225 | 142 | 28 | .605 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 3.73 | -0.14 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7 | Southern Conference | 16 | 157 | 79 | 76 | 2 | .510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.20 | -2.75 | 0 | 1 | Duke | |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain Conference | 12 | 99 | 48 | 46 | 5 | .510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.76 | -2.85 | 0 | 0 | Utah State | |
| 9 | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | 65 | 23 | 39 | 3 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.52 | -4.42 | 0 | 0 | Creighton Tulsa |
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| 10 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 66 | 30 | 29 | 7 | .508 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -8.27 | -9.22 | 0 | 0 | Arizona |
| School | Conf | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Western | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Louisiana State | SEC | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | Ind | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Alabama | SEC | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Washington | PCC | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Santa Clara | Ind | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| Northwestern | Western | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | Ind | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Nebraska | Big 6 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | Ind | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| Duke | Southern | 2 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
| Yale | Ind | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Dartmouth | Ind | 18 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | ||
| Duquesne | Ind | 11 | 20 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Fordham | Ind | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| Texas Christian | SWC | 18 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Tennessee | SEC | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |||
| Arkansas | SWC | 18 | ||||||
| Navy | Ind | 18 | ||||||
| Marquette | Ind | 20 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 |
| School | Conf | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | Final |
| Army | Ind | 3 | 6 | |||||
| Auburn | SEC | 16 | 20 | |||||
| Holy Cross | Ind | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | |||
| Ohio State | Western | 18 | ||||||
| Princeton | Ind | 17 | ||||||
| Purdue | Western | 5 | 17 | |||||
| Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind | 12 | 20 | |||||
| Southern California | PCC | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | |||
| Southern Methodist | SWC | 19 | 15 | 12 | 19 | |||
| Temple | Ind | 19 | 20 | |||||
| Texas A&M | SWC | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Tulane | SEC | 18 | 9 | 10 | 19 | |||
| Washington State | PCC | 17 | 14 | 15 | 20 |
| Heisman Memorial Trophy: | Larry Kelley (Yale) |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award: | Dick Harlow (Harvard) |
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Sammy Baugh, B, Texas Christian Ray Buivid, B, Marquette Sam Francis, B, Nebraska Ace Parker, B, Duke Larry Kelley*, E, Yale Gaynell Tinsley*, E, Louisiana State Mike Basrak, L, Duquesne Averell Daniell, L, Pittsburgh Steve Reid, L, Northwestern Max Starcevich, L, Washington Ed Widseth*, L, Minnesota Alex Wojciechowicz, L, Fordham |