Texas Football Team History
Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883 Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium Capacity: 94,113 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Darrell Royal Conference: Southwest-
1961 Season Highlights
Darrell Royal enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas.
The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 @
California
28
3
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Texas Tech
42
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Washington State
41
8
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Oklahoma
28
7
W
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Arkansas
33
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Rice
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Southern Methodist
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Baylor
33
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Texas Christian
0
6
L
Thu., Nov. 23 @
Texas A&M
25
0
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Mississippi
12
7
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1961 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 303
Scoring Average 27.5
Points Allowed 66
Defense Average 6.0
Opponents Record 52-57
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-0
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 9-1-0
AP
4 9-1-0
Coaches
4 9-1-0
UPI
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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