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The 1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Abe Martin, the Horned Frogs compiled a 3–5–2 (2–4–1 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the SWC, and were outscored by a total of 194 to 113.[1]
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 3–5–2 (2–4–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Sonny Gibbs (999 passing yards), Tommy Joe Crutcher (577 rushing yards), and Buddy Iles (479 receiving yards).[2]
The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on TCU's campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | No. 8 Kansas* | W 17–16 | 27,000 | [3] | ||
September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State* | T 7–7 | 82,878 | [4] | |
October 7 | at Arkansas | L 3–28 | 40,000 | [5] | ||
October 14 | at Texas Tech | L 0–10 | 25,500 | [6] | ||
October 21 | Texas A&M |
| W 15–14 | 43,000 | [7] | |
November 4 | Baylor | L 14–28 | 23,000 | [8] | ||
November 10 | at UCLA* | L 7–28 | 29,236 | |||
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Texas | W 6–0 | 50,000 | [9] | |
November 25 | Rice |
| L 16–35 | 22,000 | [10] | |
December 2 | SMU |
| T 28–28 | 20,000 | [11] | |
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Defense
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Game information | ||
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at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
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