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-
1965 Season Highlights
Othol Abe Martin enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1965 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Nebraska
14
34
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Florida State
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Arkansas
0
28
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Texas Tech
24
28
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Texas A&M
17
9
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Clemson
0
3
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Baylor
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Texas
25
10
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Rice
42
14
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Southern Methodist
10
7
W
Fri., Dec. 31
Texas-El Paso
12
13
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1965 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 161
Scoring Average 14.6
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 57-44
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 3-4
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1965 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1965 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.