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-
1956 Season Highlights
Othol Abe Martin enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Kansas
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Arkansas
41
6
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Alabama
23
6
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Texas A&M
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Miami
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Baylor
7
6
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Texas Tech
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Texas
46
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Rice
20
17
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Southern Methodist
21
6
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Syracuse
28
27
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1956 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 231
Scoring Average 21.0
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 10.0
Opponents Record 55-50
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 4-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 7-3-0
AP
14 7-3-0
Coaches
14 7-3-0
UP
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.