TCU defeats Rice 24-0 behind the stellar play of All-SWC QB Howard Grubbs. That season he would lead the Horned Frogs to their first SWC title. Grubbs was inducted into the TSHOF in 1967.
Coach Hayden Fry's SMU Mustangs defeat Texas A&M in College Station 10-0. The Mustangs are led by All-SWC defenders John LaGrone, Billy Bob Stewart & Doug January.