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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-

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1896 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Othol Abe Martin enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Kansas	6	3	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Miami	20	21	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Arkansas	14	42	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Texas Tech	35	13	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Texas A&M	20	14	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Baylor	28	26	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Louisiana State	0	5	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Texas	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Rice	30	7	W
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Southern Methodist	14	9	W

1962 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	167
Scoring Average	16.7
Points Allowed	154
Defense Average	15.4
Opponents Record	52-47
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	4-2

1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1962 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	1-9	83	250		0-7	22	166	J.T. King
Arkansas	9-2	299	115	Lost 13-17	6-1	161	70	Frank Broyles
Texas	9-1-1	184	72	Lost 0-13	6-0-1	115	32	Darrell Royal
Texas Christian	6-4	167	154		5-2	141	125	Othol Abe Martin
Baylor	4-6	159	169		3-4	135	123	John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M	3-7	61	155		3-4	52	86	Henry Hank Foldberg
Rice	2-6-2	119	173		2-4-1	94	118	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	2-8	88	130		2-5	65	65	Hayden Fry

1962 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1962 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).