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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 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.

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
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	25,500
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	23,000
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	^[1]
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

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

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	6	0	0	6
Texas	0	0	0	0	0

Game information

First quarter

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

Fourth quarter

^ "Inspired TCU stuns powerful Texas, 6–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 19, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1961 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 21, 2016.

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog " TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
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