1961 Texas Longhorns football team
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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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| 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 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]
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.
Schedule
| 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. rivalry) | 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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Personnel
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Season summary
TCU
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| TCU | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: November 18, 1961
- Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 50,000
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It's not what they eat and tote off, it's what they fall into and mess up that hurts.
Awards and honors
- 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]
References
- ^ "1961 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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- ^ 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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