1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1961 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–5–2 overall and 2–4–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his ninth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1961 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1961 record	3–5–2 (2–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Abe Martin (9th season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)

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
No. 17 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

Schedule

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

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References

1. "1961 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 21, 2016.