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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  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Othol Abe Martin enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Kansas  17   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Ohio State  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Arkansas  3   28   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Texas Tech  0   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Texas A&M  15   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Baylor  14   28   L       
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ UCLA  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Texas  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Rice  16   35   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Southern Methodist  28   28   T       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -2
  Points Scored113
  Scoring Average11.3
  Points Allowed194
  Defense Average19.4
  Opponents Record63-38
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record1-4 -1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-694201 2-564175  J.T. King
Texas 10-130366Won  12-76-119441  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 8-318397Lost  3-106-113264  Frank Broyles
Rice 7-4183158Lost  7-335-214188  Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M 4-5-1184118 3-411595  James A. Jim Myers
Baylor 6-5212173Won  24-92-5110144  John D. Bridgers
Texas Christian 3-5-2113194 2-4-182143  Othol Abe Martin
Southern Methodist 2-7-192191 1-5-161149  William M. Bill Meek

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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