The 1961 Texas Longhorns football team represented the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

during the

1961 NCAA University Division football season During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A. The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" ( AP and UPI) ...

. 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

Personnel

Season summary

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Awards and honors

Mike Cotten Michael Barry Cotten (born December 12, 1939) is a former American football player who was the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and the Quantico Marines in the early 1960s. He was an All-Southwest Conference back in 1961 and the Outst ...

, Quarterback, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player *Bob Moses, End, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player *

Jimmy Saxton James Everett Saxton Jr. (May 21, 1940 – May 28, 2014) was an All-American football and College Hall of Fame player for the University of Texas and a finalist for the 1961 Heisman Trophy. He played one year of professional football, winning ...

, Back, Consensus All-AmericanOfficial website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football
. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.

References

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Texas Longhorns football seasons Southwest Conference football champion seasons Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons

Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin (variously Texas or UT) in the sport of American football. The Texas Longhorns, Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football ...

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