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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 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Othol Abe Martin enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Nebraska	10	14	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Ohio State	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Arkansas	0	21	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Texas Tech	6	3	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Texas A&M	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Auburn	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Baylor	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Texas	3	13	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Rice	10	21	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Southern Methodist	0	21	L

1966 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	55
Scoring Average	5.5
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	55-46
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	0-5

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-6	181	216		2-5	115	160	J.T. King
Southern Methodist	8-3	210	170	Lost 9-24	6-1	131	101	Hayden Fry
Arkansas	8-2	218	73		5-2	136	55	Frank Broyles
Texas	7-4	194	111	Won 19-0	5-2	125	83	Darrell Royal
Texas A&M	4-5-1	145	183		4-3	122	117	Gene Stallings
Baylor	5-5	168	140		3-4	106	101	John D. Bridgers
Texas Christian	2-8	55	149		2-5	32	114	Othol Abe Martin
Rice	2-8	154	211		1-6	110	146	Jess C. Neely

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 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.