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 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 70 | 43 | 24 | 7 | .628 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 | 14.74 | 9.89 | 0 | 3 | SMU |
| 2 | Western Conference | 9 | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | .567 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.17 | 11.48 | 0 | 1 | Michigan |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 118 | 73 | 45 | 5 | .614 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 7.24 | 4.07 | 0 | 3 | Ole Miss |
| 4 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 95 | 50 | 45 | 1 | .526 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5.48 | 4.15 | 0 | 2 | USC |
| 5 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 58 | 26 | 30 | 3 | .466 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.19 | 1.44 | 0 | 2 | Kansas, Oklahoma |
| 6 | Southern Conference | 16 | 150 | 76 | 67 | 9 | .530 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0.09 | -0.15 | 0 | 4 | William & Mary |
| 7 | Independent | 39 | 355 | 175 | 167 | 16 | .511 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | -0.12 | -0.73 | 0 | 5 | Montana State |
| 8 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 7 | 69 | 35 | 31 | 3 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.97 | -7.45 | 0 | 0 | Utah | |
| 9 | Missouri Valley Conference | 5 | 49 | 20 | 29 | 1 | .410 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -7.60 | -6.15 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa |
| 10 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 9 | 88 | 43 | 44 | 3 | .494 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | -9.64 | -8.99 | 0 | 0 | Texas Tech |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Johnny Lujack | Notre Dame |
| John Outland Trophy | Joe Steffy | Army |
| Maxwell Award | Doak Walker | SMU |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Award | Fritz Crisler | Michigan |
Consensus All-Americans