Conference Summary
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 90 | 49 | 41 | 1 | .544 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.25 | 10.84 | 5 | 3 | Ohio State |
| 2 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 71 | 37 | 33 | 2 | .528 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 10.61 | 8.57 | 2 | 3 | Arkansas |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 122 | 65 | 53 | 6 | .548 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 5.28 | 3.52 | 3 | 2 | Ole Miss |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | 79 | 37 | 39 | 4 | .488 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.65 | 3.29 | 2 | 2 | Duke |
| 5 | Big Seven Conference | 7 | 70 | 37 | 31 | 2 | .543 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3.15 | 2.24 | 1 | 1 | Oklahoma |
| 6 | Pacific Coast Conference | 9 | 89 | 43 | 46 | 0 | .483 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.84 | 2.86 | 4 | 2 | UCLA |
| 7 | Independent | 29 | 267 | 140 | 121 | 8 | .535 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | -1.61 | -2.33 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Southern Conference | 9 | 85 | 43 | 38 | 4 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.60 | -4.27 | 0 | 2 | West Virginia | |
| 9 | Missouri Valley Conference | 5 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 1 | .430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.25 | -2.68 | 0 | 0 | Wichita State | |
| 10 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 68 | 32 | 36 | 1 | .471 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -8.65 | -8.23 | 1 | 0 | Texas Tech |
| 11 | Skyline Conference | 8 | 79 | 35 | 44 | 0 | .443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9.10 | -7.40 | 0 | 0 | Denver | |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin |
| John Outland Trophy | Bill Brooks | Arkansas |
| Maxwell Award | Ron Beagle | Navy |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Red Sanders | UCLA |
Consensus All-Americans