# 1961 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Texas win
* Texas loss
* Tie
1961 Texas Longhorns baseball game log :
Regular season :
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Mar 6 | Sam Houston State Teachers College* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–3 | 1–0 | |
| Mar 7 | Sam Houston State Teachers College* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 2–0 | |
| Mar 10 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–0 | 3–0 | |
| Mar 11 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Mar 14 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 5–0 | |
| Mar 17 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | T 6–6 | 5–0–1 | 0–0–1 |
| Mar 20 | Minnesota* | 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 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 26–7 | 8–0–1 | 1–0–1 |
| Mar 28 | SMU | 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 | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Apr 4 | at TCU | Fort Worth, TX | 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 | Dallas, TX | 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 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–6 | 15–0–1 | 6–0–1 |
| Apr 22 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0$^7$ | 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* | Fort Sam Houston • San Antonio, TX | L 9–12 | 17–1–1 | |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| 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 | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX | 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 | Waco, TX | L 2–3 | 20–4–1 | 11–3–1 |
| May 17 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | T 9–9 | 20–4–2 | 11–3–2 |
Postseason :
District 6 playoffs :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Playoff record |
| June 5 | Arizona | 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 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 10 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 6–8 | 22–5–2 | 0–1 |
| June 11 | Western Michigan | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–8 | 22–6–2 | 0–2 |