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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]

Record3–5–2 (2–4–1 SWC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeMeyer spread
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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
 1960
1962 
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1961 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas +6101010
No. 9 Arkansas +610830
Rice520740
Texas A&M340451
TCU241352
Baylor250650
Texas Tech250460
SMU151271
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 8 Kansas*W 17–1627,000[3]
September 301:30 p.m.at No. 3 Ohio State*T 7–782,878[4]
October 7at ArkansasL 3–2840,000[5]
October 14at Texas TechL 0–1025,500[6]
October 21Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 15–1443,000[7]
November 4BaylorL 14–2823,000[8]
November 10at UCLA*L 7–2829,236[9]
November 182:00 p.m.at No. 1 TexasW 6–050,000[10]
November 25Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 16–3522,000[11]
December 2SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
T 28–2820,000[12]
  • *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)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
TCU 0 6 006
Texas 0 0 000
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at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

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

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1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
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