Delaware, who during the regular season had defeated Rutgers, Villanova, and Boston University, averaged 40 points per game, and had a 9–1 record, was ranked first by both UPI and AP; both polls also ranked McNeese State (9–0–1) second, and Eastern Michigan (7–0–2) third.
[1][2] United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 24[3] Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 24[4]
The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 11.
Post in the Boardwalk Bowl; played indoors at Convention Hall,[5] Delaware won by 50 points in a rout.
[6] The next two teams in the polls both lost; Eastern Michigan was defeated by Louisiana Tech in the Pioneer Bowl, and McNeese State fell to Tennessee State—led by future National Football League quarterback Joe Gilliam—in the Grantland Rice Bowl.