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American college football season

1961 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–5–2 (2–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons← 19601962 →
1961 Southwest Conference football standings
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
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

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.

The team's statistical leaders included Sonny Gibbs (999 passing yards), Tommy Joe Crutcher (577 rushing yards), and Buddy Iles (479 receiving yards).

The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on TCU's campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 8 Kansas*W 17–1627,000
September 301:30 p.m.at No. 3 Ohio State*T 7–782,878
October 7at ArkansasL 3–2840,000
October 14at Texas TechL 0–1025,500
October 21Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 15–1443,000
November 4BaylorL 14–2823,000
November 10at UCLA*L 7–2829,236
November 182:00 p.m.at No. 1 TexasW 6–050,000
November 25Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 16–3522,000
December 2SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
T 28–2820,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Texas

TCU Horned Frogs (2–5–1) at #1 Texas Longhorns (8–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TCU 0 6 006
Texas 0 0 000

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
Top receivers
  • TCU
  • UT – Jimmy Saxton – 1 reception, 45 yards

References

  1. ^ "1961 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. "1961 TCU Horned Frogs Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. Flem Hall (September 24, 1961). "17-16! Frogs Rally To Jolt Kansas: Spearman 3-Pointer Beats KU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1, 4 (section 4) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  5. Bill Van Fleet (October 9, 1961). "Dream Ends for Frogs; Arkansas Wins by 28-3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3 (section 3) – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Tony Slaughter (October 15, 1961). "Dad's Night, Saddle inspire Techsans". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 6 (section 1) – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Flem Hall (October 22, 1961). "Frog Rally Chills A&M, 15-14, Before 43,000: Spearman's Field Goal Difference". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1, 4 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Dave Campbell (November 5, 1961). "Bruins Blitz Frogs, Leave Old Grads Grinning; New Scoring Punch Blasts TCU, 28-14". Waco Tribune-Herald. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Inspired TCU stuns powerful Texas, 6–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 19, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bill Van Fleet (November 26, 1961). "Rice Defeats Giant Killers, 35-16: Owls Roll to 35-0 Lead, Outlast Frogs' Aerials". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1, 6 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Bill Van Fleet (December 3, 1961). "Ponies Fight Back, Tie TCU, 28-28: Big Rallies Mark Wild SWC Fray". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1, 4 (section 2).
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