SMU–TCU football rivalry - Wikipedia
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.
Battle of the Iron Skillet: More than a frying pan
Sep 20, 2024 · The rivalry intensified in 1935 when both undefeated 10-0 teams faced off in what became known as, "The Game of the Century." A reporter from the New York Sun wrote that more than 36,000 watched...
The Iron Skillet returns to Dallas in a record-breaking rivalry game
Sep 22, 2024 · The Iron Skillet returns to Dallas in a record-breaking rivalry game. Mustangs defeat TCU, scoring the most points ever in the history of the Iron Skillet rivalry. Tate Gasch, Contributor. September 22, 2024. 281 Views. Mark Reese. …
What they’re saying nationally, in Fort Worth after SMU defeats …
Sep 22, 2024 · SMU beat TCU 66-42 in the highest-scoring Battle for the Iron Skillet in history Saturday in Dallas at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. The Mustangs won a home game against a power-conference opponent for the first time since 2010 and reclaimed the Iron Skillet rivalry trophy for the first time since 2021.
Post-Game Recap: Iron Skillet returns to Dallas, Mustangs …
Sep 22, 2024 · Fast forward 39 years and one bye week later, the 2024 version of the Mustangs re-wrote the script against their cross-town rivals in a 66-35 beat down of the Horned Frogs to claim the 103rd...
Why is SMU-TCU football game called 'Battle for the Iron Skillet?'
Sep 21, 2024 · The winner of the game receives an iron skillet as a trophy, making it one of the more unique series in college football. SMU enters the contest 2-1, coming off an 18-15 loss to BYU last week.
Battle for the Iron Skillet heats up this weekend - CBS Texas - CBS News
Sep 21, 2024 · NORTH TEXAS — The storied rivalry between the TCU horned frogs and the SMU Mustangs continues Saturday at the Battle for the Iron Skillet at the Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. Both teams...
SMU vs. TCU updates recap: Mustangs set rivalry scoring record …
Sep 21, 2024 · SMU aims to bring back the Iron Skillet trophy for the first time since 2021 and add the first rivalry win for the program under head coach Rhett Lashlee. TCU has won nine of the last 11 matchups and coach Sonny Dykes has been victorious in the last four games — with both the Horned Frogs and the Mustangs.
The Iron Skillet meeting between rivals TCU and SMU is the first …
Sep 19, 2024 · The 103rd meeting between the Dallas-Fort Worth rivals for the Iron Skillet will be the first since SMU joined the ACC to create a matchup of power conference teams. Both are coming off losses. The Mustangs had an open date after being held without a touchdown two weeks ago in an 18-15 loss to BYU, which is in the Big 12 with TCU.
How SMU plans to move on from TCU rivalry with Iron Skillet on …
College football realignment has buried some of the sport’s greatest traditions, which is why TCU deciding to end the Iron Skillet Rivalry has been such a tough pill to swallow for SMU.