SMU–TCU football rivalry

SMU Mustangs

TCU Horned Frogs

First meeting

October 18, 1915
TCU 43, SMU 0

Latest meeting

September 19, 2015
TCU 56, SMU 37

Trophy

Iron Skillet (See below)

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

TCU leads, 48–40–7

Largest victory

TCU, 56–0 (2014)

Longest win streak

SMU, 15 (1972–86)

Current win streak

TCU, 4 (2012–present)

TCU

SMU

Locations in Texas

The SMU–TCU football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the SMU Mustangs football team of Southern Methodist University (SMU) and TCU Horned Frogs football of Texas Christian University (TCU). The winner of the game receives an iron skillet as a trophy.

History

The teams have played all but six years since their first meeting in 1915. They did not face each other in 1919, 1920, 1925, 1987, 1988, or 2006. Although no longer in the same conference, SMU and TCU agreed to play each season through 2017 on an alternating home-and-away basis.

Iron Skillet

Two different versions of the story. In recent years SMU's website has claimed the following. TCU and SMU fans began the tradition back in 1946. During pre-game festivities, an SMU fan was frying frog legs as a joke before the game. A TCU fan, seeing this desecration of the "frog", went over and told him that eating the frog legs was going well beyond the rivalry and that they should let the game decide who would get the skillet and the frog legs. SMU won the game, and the skillet and frog legs went to SMU. The tradition eventually spilled over into the actual game and the Iron Skillet is now passed to the winner.^[1]

An article from TCU magazine tells the following story. "The first "Battle for the Iron Skillet" occurred on November 30, 1946, as college football boomed after World War II. Weeks prior to the game, SMU’s Student Council proposed the idea of presenting a trophy to the winning team. TCU accepted the idea, and the two schools' governing bodies met in Dallas to set up the rules of the traveling trophy, which became the Iron Skillet." ^[2] The TCU magazine article has this to say about the other story "One mystery remains: Why a skillet? History books provide scant details. Some claim that an SMU fan in the 1950s was caught frying frogs legs in a skillet at a tailgate before the game, and a TCU fan wagered that the winner should take the pan home, but that conflicts with a published report of the skillet originating with the councils."

Notable games

1935: For the Rose Bowl

TCU and SMU again met to decide not only the SWC title but the first trip to the Rose Bowl for a team from the SWC. Grantland Rice of the New York Sun called it the "Game of the Century" and reported the following:

In a TCU Stadium that seated 30,000 spectators, over 36,000 wildly excited Texans and visitors from every corner of the map packed, jammed, and fought their way into every square foot of standing and seating space to see one of the greatest football games ever played…this tense, keyed up crowd even leaped the wire fences from the top of automobiles…"^[3]

SMU scored the first 14 points. TCU, led by All-American quarterback Sammy Baugh, tied the game at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Then, with seven minutes left in the game SMU, on 4th and 4 on the Frogs' 37 yard-line, lined up to punt. Quarterback Bob Finley threw a 50-yard pass to running back Bobby Wilson who made what is described as a "jumping, twisting catch that swept him over the line for the touchdown."^[3]

Game results

SMU victories	TCU victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 18, 1915	Clark Field	TCU	43–0
2	October 14, 1916	Armstrong Field	TCU	48–3
3	October 20, 1917	Clark Field	TCU	21–0
4	October 12, 1918	Armstrong Field	SMU	1–0^*
5	November 12, 1921	Armstrong Field	TCU	13–6
6	December 2, 1922	Clark Field	Tie	0–0
7	November 4, 1923	Armstrong Field	SMU	40–0
8	November 1, 1924	Clark Field	SMU	6–0
9	November 25, 1926	Ownby Stadium	SMU	14–13
10	November 19, 1927	Clark Field	SMU	28–6
11	November 24, 1928	Ownby Stadium	TCU	15–6
12	November 30, 1929	Clark Field	Tie	7–7
13	November 29, 1930	Ownby Stadium	TCU	13–0
14	November 28, 1931	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Tie	0–0
15	November 22, 1932	Ownby Stadium	TCU	8–0
16	December 2, 1933	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	26–6
17	December 1, 1934	Ownby Stadium	SMU	19–0
18	November 30, 1935	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	20–14
19	November 28, 1936	Ownby Stadium	Tie	0–0
20	November 27, 1937	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	3–0
21	November 26, 1938	Ownby Stadium	TCU	20–7
22	December 2, 1939	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	14–7
23	November 30, 1940	Ownby Stadium	SMU	16–0
24	November 29, 1941	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	15–13
25	November 28, 1942	Ownby Stadium	TCU	14–6
26	November 27, 1943	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	20–0
27	December 2, 1944	Ownby Stadium	SMU	9–6
28	December 1, 1945	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	34–0
29	November 30, 1946	Ownby Stadium	SMU	30–13
30	November 29, 1947	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Tie	19–19
31	November 27, 1948	Cotton Bowl	Tie	7–7
32	November 26, 1949	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	26–13
33	December 2, 1950	Cotton Bowl	TCU	27–13
34	December 1, 1951	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	13–2
35	November 29, 1952	Cotton Bowl	TCU	14–7
36	November 28, 1953	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	13–0
37	November 27, 1954	Cotton Bowl	SMU	21–6
38	November 26, 1955	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	20–13
39	December 1, 1956	Cotton Bowl	TCU	21–6
40	November 30, 1957	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21–0
41	November 29, 1958	Cotton Bowl	SMU	20–13
42	November 28, 1959	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	19–0
43	November 26, 1960	Cotton Bowl	TCU	13–0
44	December 2, 1961	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Tie	28–28
45	December 1, 1962	Cotton Bowl	TCU	14–9
46	November 23, 1963	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	22–15
47	November 28, 1964	Cotton Bowl	TCU	17–6
48	November 27, 1965	Cotton Bowl	TCU	10–7
49	November 26, 1966	Cotton Bowl	SMU	21–0

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
50	December 2, 1967	Cotton Bowl	SMU	28–14
51	October 12, 1968	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	21–14
52	October 10, 1969	Cotton Bowl	SMU	19–17
53	November 28, 1970	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	26–17
54	November 27, 1971	Cotton Bowl	TCU	18–16
55	December 2, 1972	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	35–22
56	December 1, 1973	Cotton Bowl	SMU	21–19
57	October 12, 1974	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	33–13
58	October 10, 1975	Cotton Bowl	SMU	28–13
59	September 11, 1976	Cotton Bowl	SMU	34–14
60	September 10, 1977	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	45–21
61	September 9, 1978	Cotton Bowl	SMU	45–14
62	September 15, 1979	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	27–7
63	September 20, 1980	Texas Stadium	SMU	17–14
64	September 26, 1981	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	20–9
65	September 25, 1982	Texas Stadium	SMU	16–13
66	September 24, 1983	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	21–17
67	September 29, 1984	Texas Stadium	SMU	26–17
68	September 28, 1985	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	56–21
69	September 27, 1986	Texas Stadium	SMU	31–21
70	September 30, 1989	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	28–10
71	September 29, 1990	Ownby Stadium	TCU	42–21
72	November 2, 1991	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	18–10
73	October 17, 1992	Ownby Stadium	SMU	27–17
74	September 25, 1993	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	21–15
75	November 12, 1994	Ownby Stadium	TCU	35–14
76	November 4, 1995	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	19–16
77	November 21, 1996	Cotton Bowl	SMU	27–24
78	November 20, 1997	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21–18
79	October 17, 1998	Cotton Bowl	SMU	10–6
80	November 26, 1999	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21–0
81	November 24, 2000	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	62–7
82	September 8, 2001	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	38–10
83	September 14, 2002	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	17–6
84	November 29, 2003	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	20–13
85	September 11, 2004	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	44–0
86	September 10, 2005	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	SMU	21–10
87	September 22, 2007	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21–7
88	September 20, 2008	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	48–7
89	October 3, 2009	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	39–14
90	September 24, 2010	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	41–24
91	October 1, 2011	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	40–33^OT
92	September 30, 2012	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	24–16
93	September 28, 2013	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	48–17
94	September 27, 2014	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	56–0
95	September 19, 2015	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	56–37
96	September 23, 2016	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Series: TCU leads 48–40–7

^* TCU forfeited the 1918 game

References

↑ "The Battle for the Iron Skillet". smu.edu.
↑ http://www.magazine.tcu.edu/Magazine/Article.aspx?ArticleId=199#sthash.8aepGsgP.dpuf
1 2 Jenkins, Dan & Fitzgerald, Francis J., ed. (1996). Greatest Moments in TCU football. AdCraft Sports Marketing. p. 55. ISBN 1-887761-04-7.

External links

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

TCU Horned Frogs football

Venues	Clark Field (?–1929) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band Building Dreams, Friendships, & Memories

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Civil Conflict (Connecticut–UCF) East Carolina–UCF Houston–SMU Houston–Tulsa Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) South Florida–UCF

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina–NC State Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Louisville–Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Memphis–Ole Miss Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Army–Navy Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Navy–Air Force–Army) Crab Bowl Classic (Navy–Maryland) Navy–Notre Dame Rice–SMU Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) Tulane–Auburn Georgia Tech–Tulane Ole Miss–Tulane Battle for the Bell (Tulane–Southern Miss) Battle for the Rag (Tulane–LSU)

Big 12 Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Baylor–TCU Baylor–Texas Tech Bedlam Series (Oklahoma–Oklahoma State) Texas–Texas Tech Red River Showdown (Oklahoma–Texas) Kansas–Kansas State Iowa State–Kansas State TCU–Texas Tech Oklahoma State–Texas Tech

Non-conference	Arkansas–Texas Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Iowa–Iowa State Iowa State–Missouri Missouri–Oklahoma Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska–Texas SMU–TCU TCU–Texas A&M Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall–West Virginia) Maryland–West Virginia Penn State–West Virginia Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia)

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