1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1961 TCU Horned Frogs football Southwest Conference SWC 3–5–2 2–4–1 Abe Martin 9th Meyer spread Amon G. Carter Stadium 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).1961 TCU Horned Frogs Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 16, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/1961.html The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on TCU's campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Schedule 1961 AP Central September 23 w y Kansas 8 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 17–16 27,000 17-16! Frogs Rally To Jolt Kansas: Spearman 3-Pointer Beats KU Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall September 24, 1961 1, 4 (section 4) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-17-16-frogs-ra/154591507/ Newspapers.com September 30 1:30 p.m. t y y Ohio State 3 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 7–7 82,878 Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150402193122/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1961/1961-1TexasChristian.pdf 2015-04-02 . Retrieved March 30, 2015. October 7 l y Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 3–28 40,000 Dream Ends for Frogs; Arkansas Wins by 28-3 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bill Van Fleet October 9, 1961 3 (section 3) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-dream-ends-for/155317704/ Newspapers.com October 14 l y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 0–10 25,500 Dad's Night, Saddle inspire Techsans Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tony Slaughter October 15, 1961 6 (section 1) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-dads-night-sa/155244935/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Texas A&M Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 15–14 43,000 Frog Rally Chills A&M, 15-14, Before 43,000: Spearman's Field Goal Difference Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall October 22, 1961 1, 4 (section 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-cite-newstitle/155124174/ Newspapers.com November 4 l Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 14–28 23,000 Bruins Blitz Frogs, Leave Old Grads Grinning; New Scoring Punch Blasts TCU, 28-14 Waco Tribune-Herald Dave Campbell November 5, 1961 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-bruins-blitz-frogs/155310109/ Newspapers.com November 10 l y y UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 7–28 29,236 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-ucla-takes-to-ai/189650241/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch UCLA takes to air, beats TCU November 11, 1961 January 23, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 2:00 p.m. w y Texas 1 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 6–0 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123815787/inspired-tcu-stuns-powerful-texas-60/ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Inspired TCU stuns powerful Texas, 6–0 November 19, 1961 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 l Rice Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 16–35 22,000 Rice Defeats Giant Killers, 35-16: Owls Roll to 35-0 Lead, Outlast Frogs' Aerials Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bill Van Fleet November 26, 1961 1, 6 (section 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-rice-defeats-gi/155088153/ Newspapers.com December 2 t SMU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 28–28 20,000 Ponies Fight Back, Tie TCU, 28-28: Big Rallies Mark Wild SWC Fray Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bill Van Fleet December 3, 1961 1, 4 (section 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-ponies-fight-ba/155315542/ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/1961-schedule.html 1961 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 16, 2024 Game summaries At Texas TCU Horned Frogs 2; text-align:center collapsed TCU Horned Frogs (2–5–1) at #1 Texas Longhorns (8–0) November 18, 1961 TCU 0 6 0 0 Texas 0 0 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas 50,000 Cloudy, 60 F C Box Score 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 y Bobby Biehunko OL Marv Chipman RB Tommy Joe Crutcher RB y Roy Dent RB Sonny Gibbs QB y Dale Glasscock WR Pete Hill WR Buddy Iles WR Don Jackson OL Tom Magoffin WR Gray Mills QB Lloyd Mynatt RB Bill Phillips OL Ray Pinion OL Bobby Plummer OL Ben Nix WR Don Smith OL Donny Smith RB Garry Thomas WR Larry Thomas WR Abe Martin References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons TCU Horned Frogs football