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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024
1965 Season Highlights
 Othol Abe Martin enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1965 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Nebraska  14   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Florida State  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Arkansas  0   28   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Texas Tech  24   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Texas A&M  17   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Clemson  0   3   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Baylor  10   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Texas  25   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Rice  42   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Southern Methodist  10   7   W       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Texas-El Paso  12   13   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1965 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average14.6
  Points Allowed156
  Defense Average14.2
  Opponents Record57-44
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record3-4
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1965 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 8-3278222Lost  21-315-2166161  J.T. King
Arkansas 10-1331118Lost  7-147-022158  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 6-5161156Lost  12-135-2128103  Othol Abe Martin
Texas 6-4231153 3-4154141  Darrell Royal
Baylor 5-5156171 3-4118140  John D. Bridgers
Southern Methodist 4-5-1123167 3-4102108  Hayden Fry
Texas A&M 3-780170 1-656143  Gene Stallings
Rice 2-8123248 1-674165  Jess C. Neely

1965 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1965 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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