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1961 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
The 1961 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]
Quick Facts Texas Longhorns football, SWC co-championCotton Bowl Classic champion ...
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SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 12–7 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 10–1 (6–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 season was first season that Texas wore the "Bevo" Longhorn decal on their helmets. Texas debuted the helmet decal in season opener against Cal in Berkeley, and have continued to wear it ever since.
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at California* | No. 4 | W 28–3 | 41,500 | [2] | ||
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 6 | W 42–14 | 43,500 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 5 |
| W 41–8 | 40,000 | [4] | |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 4 | ABC | W 28–7 | 75,504 | [5] | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Arkansas | No. 3 | W 33–7 | 33,000 | [6] | ||
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Rice | No. 3 |
| W 34–7 | 62,310 | [7] | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 3 |
| W 27–0 | 41,000 | [8] | |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 1 |
| W 33–7 | 62,000 | [9] | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 1 |
| L 0–6 | 50,000 | [10] | |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 4 | ABC | W 25–0 | 42,000 | [11] | |
| January 1 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Ole Miss* | No. 3 |
| CBS | W 12–7 | 75,000 | [12] |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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TCU
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TCU Horned Frogs (2–5–1) at #1 Texas Longhorns (8–0)
at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: November 18, 1961
- Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 50,000
- Box Score
It's not what they eat and tote off, it's what they fall into and mess up that hurts.
Darrell Royal, postgame comparing TCU to cockroaches
- Mike Cotten, Quarterback, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Bob Moses, End, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Jimmy Saxton, Back, Consensus All-American[13]
- "1961 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- "Bears ripped; Texas halts Cal 28 to 3 in opener". Oakland Tribune. September 24, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Longhorns slaughter Tech in opener, 42–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Saxton spurs Longhorns past Washington State". The Vernon Daily Record. October 8, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Stampeding Steers lower boom on Sooners, 28–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 15, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas socks Hogs, takes SWC lead". The Nashville Tennessean. October 22, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas smears Rice, 34–7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 29, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Saxton puts Texas by SMU". The Victoria Advocate. November 5, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Top-ranked Longhorns hand Baylor 33–7 spanking". The Marshall News Messenger. November 12, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Inspired TCU stuns powerful Texas, 6–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 19, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas whips Aggies, 25–0; In Cotton Bowl". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 24, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Longhorn interceptions help kill Rebels, 12–7". The Clarion-Ledger. January 2, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
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