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 |
| Record | 10–1 (6–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. 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 Berkley, and have continued to wear it ever since.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at California* | No. 4 | W 28–3 | 41,500 | ||
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 6 | W 42–14 | 43,500 | ||
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 5 |
| W 41–8 | 40,000 | |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 4 | ABC | W 28–7 | 75,504 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Arkansas | No. 3 | W 33–7 | 33,000 | ||
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Rice | No. 3 |
| W 34–7 | 62,310 | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 3 |
| W 27–0 | 41,000 | |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 1 |
| W 33–7 | 62,000 | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 1 |
| L 0–6 | 50,000 | |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 4 | ABC | W 25-0 | 42,000 | |
| January 1 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Ole Miss* | No. 3 |
| CBS | W 12–7 | 75,000 |
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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 Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
- ^ 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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