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-
1955 Season Highlights
Othol Abe Martin enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
The Horned Toads won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Kansas
47
14
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Texas Tech
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Arkansas
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Alabama
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Texas A&M
16
19
L
Fri., Oct. 21 @
Miami
21
19
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Baylor
28
6
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Texas
47
20
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Rice
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Southern Methodist
20
13
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Mississippi
13
14
L
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1955 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 306
Scoring Average 27.8
Points Allowed 105
Defense Average 9.5
Opponents Record 54-52
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 6-0
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 9-1-0
AP
6 9-1-0
Coaches
6 9-1-0
INS
6 9-1-0
UP
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.