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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  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Othol Abe Martin enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Kansas  6   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Miami  20   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Arkansas  14   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Texas Tech  35   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Texas A&M  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Baylor  28   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Louisiana State  0   5   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Rice  30   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Southern Methodist  14   9   W       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored167
  Scoring Average16.7
  Points Allowed154
  Defense Average15.4
  Opponents Record52-47
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-2
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1962 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 1-983250 0-722166  J.T. King
Arkansas 9-2299115Lost  13-176-116170  Frank Broyles
Texas 9-1-118472Lost  0-136-0-111532  Darrell Royal
Texas Christian 6-4167154 5-2141125  Othol Abe Martin
Baylor 4-6159169 3-4135123  John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M 3-761155 3-45286  Henry Hank Foldberg
Rice 2-6-2119173 2-4-194118  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 2-888130 2-56565  Hayden Fry

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.