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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 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Othol Abe Martin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Kansas	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Arkansas	6	13	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Michigan State	19	26	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Texas A&M	7	20	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Penn State	21	27	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Baylor	7	25	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Washington State	21	7	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Texas	3	13	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Rice	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Southern Methodist	13	0	W

1953 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	116
Scoring Average	11.6
Points Allowed	150
Defense Average	15.0
Opponents Record	56-43
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	1-5

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	9-2	295	105	Won 28-6	5-1	166	57	Jess C. Neely
Texas	7-3	190	125		5-1	100	67	Edwin B. Ed Price
Baylor	7-3	219	166		4-2	119	110	George H. Sauer
Southern Methodist	5-5	128	129		3-3	76	70	Chalmer E. Woody Woodard
Arkansas	3-7	116	161		2-4	75	110	Bowden Wyatt
Texas A&M	4-5-1	128	186		1-5	66	140	Raymond George
Texas Christian	3-7	116	150		1-5	42	90	Othol Abe Martin

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.