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Texas Christian Football Team History


Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
 Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Othol Abe Martin
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Othol Abe Martin enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Kansas  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Arkansas  41   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Alabama  23   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Texas A&M  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Miami  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Baylor  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Texas Tech  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas  46   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Rice  20   17   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Southern Methodist  21   6   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Syracuse  28   27   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored231
  Scoring Average21.0
  Points Allowed110
  Defense Average10.0
  Opponents Record55-50
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 7-3-0 AP
14 7-3-0 Coaches
14 7-3-0 UP
  
1956 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 9-0-122381 6-014154  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Texas Christian 8-3231110Won  28-275-114142  Othol Abe Martin
Baylor 9-220273Won  13-74-211553  Sam B. Boyd
Arkansas 6-4160155 3-399121  Jack Mitchell
Southern Methodist 4-6125202 2-460139  Chalmer E. Woody Woodard
Rice 4-6160169 1-590135  Jess C. Neely
Texas 1-9101272 0-668170  Edwin B. Ed Price

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.