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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 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Othol Abe Martin enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Kansas	17	16	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Ohio State	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Arkansas	3	28	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Texas Tech	0	10	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Texas A&M	15	14	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Baylor	14	28	L
Fri., Nov. 10	@ UCLA	7	28	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Texas	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Rice	16	35	L
Sat., Dec. 2	vs. Southern Methodist	28	28	T

1961 Season Totals
Record	3-5 -2
Points Scored	113
Scoring Average	11.3
Points Allowed	194
Defense Average	19.4
Opponents Record	63-38
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	2-1 -1
Away Record	1-4 -1

1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1961 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-6	94	201		2-5	64	175	J.T. King
Texas	10-1	303	66	Won 12-7	6-1	194	41	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	8-3	183	97	Lost 3-10	6-1	132	64	Frank Broyles
Rice	7-4	183	158	Lost 7-33	5-2	141	88	Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M	4-5-1	184	118		3-4	115	95	James A. Jim Myers
Baylor	6-5	212	173	Won 24-9	2-5	110	144	John D. Bridgers
Texas Christian	3-5-2	113	194		2-4-1	82	143	Othol Abe Martin
Southern Methodist	2-7-1	92	191		1-5-1	61	149	William M. Bill Meek

1961 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1961 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.