Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Houston | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 28.6 | 15.7 | 18.08 | 6.49 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Texas Tech | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 28.0 | 17.2 | 17.89 | 6.55 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Texas A&M | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 30.3 | 11.7 | 21.57 | 5.98 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| Baylor | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 19.0 | 16.6 | 9.71 | 7.17 | 18 | |||
| Texas | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 8.45 | 7.82 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 6.64 | 6.27 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 21.5 | 37.9 | -6.11 | 7.89 | ||||
| SMU | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 18.4 | 30.8 | -0.26 | 8.46 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 11.6 | 39.1 | -8.90 | 10.10 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-01-02 | Sun Bowl | Texas A&M (10) | 37 | Florida | 14 | El Paso, TX |
| 1977-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Houston (6) | 30 | Maryland (4) | 21 | Dallas, TX |
| 1976-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Nebraska (13) | 27 | Texas Tech (9) | 24 | Houston, TX |
1976 Conference Leaders