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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  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Othol Abe Martin enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Kansas  13   13   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Ohio State  18   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Arkansas  7   20   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Alabama  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Texas A&M  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Marquette  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Baylor  19   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas  2   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Rice  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Southern Methodist  21   0   W       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average13.4
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average10.1
  Opponents Record50-38
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record3-2
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Rice 7-4175121Lost  7-205-110153  Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M 8-315850Lost  0-34-26028  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Texas 6-4-1159149Lost  7-394-1-17849  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 4-5-1127175 3-387108  William M. Bill Meek
Arkansas 6-4187134 2-47588  Jack Mitchell
Texas Christian 5-4-1134101 2-44967  Othol Abe Martin
Baylor 3-6-180125 0-5-13794  Sam B. Boyd

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.