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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  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
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
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored218
  Scoring Average19.8
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record53-44
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 8-2-0 AP
9 8-2-0 Coaches
9 8-2-0 UPI
  
1958 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 8-2-121878Tied  0-05-111453  Othol Abe Martin
Southern Methodist 6-4203134 4-212578  William M. Bill Meek
Rice 5-5178155 4-213584  Jess C. Neely
Texas 7-3157152 3-396103  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 4-6147150 2-44786  Frank Broyles
Texas A&M 4-6124217 2-477153  James A. Jim Myers
Baylor 3-7159181 1-5104141  Sam B. Boyd

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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.