1961 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 22–6–2 |
| Conf Record: | 11–3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Bibb Falk (19th year) |
| Stadium: | Clark Field |
| Champion: | SWC champions |
| Bowl: | College World Series |
| Bowl Result: | 0–2 |
The 1961 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 19th season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, but were eliminated after losing their first two games to Southern California and Western Michigan.[1]
Personnel
Roster
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Texas win |
| | Texas loss |
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| 1961 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[3] |
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| Regular season |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Mar 6 | | | W 5–3 | 1–0 | | | Mar 7 | Sam Houston State Teachers College* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 2–0 | | | Mar 10 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–0 | 3–0 | | | Mar 11 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | 4–0 | | | Mar 14 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 5–0 | | | Mar 17 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | T 6–6 | 5–0–1 | 0–0–1 | | Mar 20 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 19–7 | 6–0–1 | | | Mar 21 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 14–9 | 7–0–1 | | | Mar 25 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 26–7 | 8–0–1 | 1–0–1 | | Mar 28 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–6 | 9–0–1 | 2–0–1 | | Mar 30 | Fort Hood | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–2 | 10–0–1 | | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Apr 4 | at | | W 15–13 | 11–0–1 | 3–0–1 | | Apr 10 | Brooke Army Medical Center | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–4 | 12–0–1 | | | Apr 14 | at SMU | | W 15–4 | 13–0–1 | 4–0–1 | | Apr 15 | at SMU | Dallas, TX | W 15–11 | 14–0–1 | 5–0–1 | | Apr 21 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–6 | 15–0–1 | 6–0–1 | | Apr 22 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–07 | 16–0–1 | 7–0–1 | | Apr 22 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–6 | 17–0–1 | 8–0–1 | | Apr 25 | at Brooke Army Medical Center* | | L 9–12 | 17–1–1 | | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| May 4 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 8–9 | 17–2–1 | 8–1–1 | | May 5 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–3 | 18–2–1 | 9–1–1 | | May 8 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 17–3 | 19–2–1 | 10–1–1 | | May 12 | at Texas A&M | | L 6–13 | 19–3–1 | 10–2–1 | | May 13 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX | W 15–5 | 20–3–1 | 11–2–1 | | May 17 | at Baylor | | L 2–3 | 20–4–1 | 11–3–1 | | May 17 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | T 9–9 | 20–4–2 | 11–3–2 | |
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| Postseason |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Playoff record |
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| June 5 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–2 | 21–4–2 | 1–0 | | June 6 | Arizona | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | 22–4–2 | 2–0 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 10 | | | L 6–8 | 22–5–2 | 0–1 | | June 11 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–8 | 22–6–2 | 0–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 1961 College World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114724/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1961. dead. December 26, 2011. January 21, 2020. Omaha.com.
- Book: Baseball Letterwinners. Texas Longhorns. January 24, 2020.
- Book: Texas Baseball Year by Year Results. Texas Longhorns. January 21, 2020. 9.
