1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–5–2 overall and 2–4–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his ninth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1961 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–5–2 (2–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Abe Martin (9th season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Rice	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
SMU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23		No. 8 Kansas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 17–16	27,000
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 7–7	82,878
October 7		at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 3–28
October 14		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 0–10
October 21		Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 15–14
November 4		Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 14–28
November 10		at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–28
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 6–0	50,000
November 25		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 16–35
December 2		SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	T 28–28	20,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Bobby Biehunko RB Marv Chipman RB Tommy Joe Crutcher RB Roy Dent QB Sonny Gibbs WR Dale Glasscock WR Pete Hill WR Buddy Iles OL Don Jackson WR Tom Magoffin QB Gray Mills RB Lloyd Mynatt OL Bill Phillips OL Ray Pinion OL Bobby Plummer WR Ben Nix OL Don Smith RB Donny Smith WR Garry Thomas WR Larry Thomas	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Abe Martin Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Season summary

at Texas

TCU Horned Frogs (2–5–1) at #1 Texas Longhorns (8–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	6	0	0	6
Texas	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

• Date: November 18, 1961
• Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,000
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter TCU – Buddy Iles 50-yard pass from Sonny Gibbs (kick failed), 9:20. TCU 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:51. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers TCU UT – Mike Cotten – 3/6, 62 yards, INT Top rushers TCU UT – Jimmy Saxton – 17 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers TCU UT – Jimmy Saxton – 1 reception, 45 yards

References

1. "1961 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 21, 2016.