1961 Texas Longhorns football team
| 1961 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 12–7 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| 1961 record | 10–1 (6–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Home stadium |
Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
| 1961 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1961 college football season.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 23 | 3:30 PM | at California* | No. 4 | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 28–3 | 41,500 | |||
| September 30 | 7:30 PM | Texas Tech | No. 6 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 42–14 | 43,500 | |||
| October 7 | 7:30 PM | Washington State* | No. 5 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 41–8 | 40,000 | |||
| October 14 | 2:00 PM | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 4 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | W 28–7 | 75,504 | ||
| October 21 | 2:00 PM | at No. 10 Arkansas | No. 3 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | W 33–7 | 33,000 | |||
| October 27 | 7:30 PM | Rice | No. 3 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 34–7 | 62,310 | |||
| November 4 | 2:00 PM | at SMU | No. 3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 27–0 | 41,000 | |||
| November 11 | 2:00 PM | Baylor | No. 1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 33–7 | 62,000 | |||
| November 18 | 2:00 PM | TCU | No. 1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 0–6 | 50,000 | |||
| November 23 | 1:30 PM | at Texas A&M | No. 4 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | W 21–14 | 42,000 | ||
| January 1 | 1:30 PM | vs. No. 5 Ole Miss* | No. 3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | W 12–7 | 75,000 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
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[2]
References
- ↑ Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
- ↑ Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
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