1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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]

1961 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–5–2 (2–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Abe Martin (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Meyer spread
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
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
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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		No. 8 Kansas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 17–16	27,000	[3]
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 7–7	82,878	[4]
October 7		at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 3–28	40,000	[5]
October 14		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 0–10	25,500	[6]
October 21		Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 15–14	43,000	[7]
November 4		Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 14–28	23,000	[8]
November 10		at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–28	29,236
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 6–0	50,000	[9]
November 25		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 16–35	22,000	[10]
December 2		SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	T 28–28	20,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Texas

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

Quarter	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

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