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 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 30.3 | 17.8 | 19.01 | 10.09 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 28.0 | 12.3 | 20.01 | 8.09 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 23.9 | 11.3 | 19.40 | 10.90 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 12.66 | 11.66 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 24.3 | 15.3 | 12.20 | 6.53 | 16 | 6 | 19 | |
| SMU | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 12.12 | 12.30 | ||||
| Baylor | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.61 | 11.43 | ||||
| Rice | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 14.5 | 37.1 | -1.07 | 13.56 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 9.9 | 32.5 | -0.88 | 11.66 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame (10) | 35 | Houston (9) | 34 | Dallas, TX |
| 1978-12-25 | Fiesta Bowl | UCLA (15) | 10 | Arkansas (8) | 10 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1978-12-23 | Sun Bowl | Texas (14) | 42 | Maryland (13) | 0 | El Paso, TX |
| 1978-12-20 | Hall of Fame Classic | Texas A&M | 28 | Iowa State (19) | 12 | Birmingham, AL |
1978 Conference Leaders