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Texas Christian Football Team History

Texas Christian Horned Toads

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Othol Abe Martin
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Othol Abe Martin enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Kansas	13	13	T
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Ohio State	18	14	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Arkansas	7	20	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Alabama	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Texas A&M	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Marquette	26	7	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Baylor	19	6	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Texas	2	14	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Rice	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Southern Methodist	21	0	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	134
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	101
Defense Average	10.1
Opponents Record	50-38
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	3-2

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	7-4	175	121	Lost 7-20	5-1	101	53	Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M	8-3	158	50	Lost 0-3	4-2	60	28	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Texas	6-4-1	159	149	Lost 7-39	4-1-1	78	49	Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist	4-5-1	127	175		3-3	87	108	William M. Bill Meek
Arkansas	6-4	187	134		2-4	75	88	Jack Mitchell
Texas Christian	5-4-1	134	101		2-4	49	67	Othol Abe Martin
Baylor	3-6-1	80	125		0-5-1	37	94	Sam B. Boyd

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.