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-
1958 Season Highlights
Othol Abe Martin enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
The Horned Toads won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1958 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Kansas
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Iowa
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Arkansas
12
7
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Texas Tech
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Texas A&M
24
8
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Baylor
22
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Marquette
36
8
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Texas
22
8
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Rice
21
10
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Southern Methodist
13
20
L
Thu., Jan. 1
Air Force
0
0
T
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1958 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 218
Scoring Average 19.8
Points Allowed 78
Defense Average 7.1
Opponents Record 53-44
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 8-2-0
AP
9 8-2-0
Coaches
9 8-2-0
UPI
1958 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1958 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.