1961 TCU
3–5–2 (2–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas 6–0Nov 18
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Kansas | W 17–16 | 50% |
| Sep 30 | at Ohio State | T 7–7 | 37% |
| Oct 7 | at Arkansas | L 3–28 | 38% |
| Oct 14 | at Texas Tech | L 0–10 | 64% |
| Oct 21 | vs Texas A&M | W 15–14 | 60% |
| Nov 4 | at Baylor | L 14–28 | 40% |
| Nov 10 | at UCLA | L 7–28 | 27% |
| Nov 18 | at Texas | W 6–0 | 13% |
| Nov 25 | vs Rice | L 16–35 | 48% |
| Dec 2 | vs SMU | T 28–28 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied SMU 28–28; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 3–5–2
- Conference
- 2–4–1 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 113–194
- Coach
- Abe Martin
- Elo
- 1483 −72 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 5.7 No. 41 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 2 | Sonny Gibbs QB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 3 | Bobby Plummer OT | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 5 | Bobby Plummer OT | Dallas Texans (AFL) |
| Rd 6 | Ray Pinion OG | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bobby PlummerOTAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
- Sonny GibbsBAP-2
- Buddy IlesEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–1 | 10–1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 6–1 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Rice | 5–2 | 7–4 | 17 |
| Texas A&M | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 2–4–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Baylor | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| SMU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.