Battle for the Iron Skillet


Battle for the Iron Skillet
Originated	1915
Most recent	2012
Meetings	91
Series leader	TCU (45-40-7)
Longest streak	SMU: 15 wins (1972–86)
Current streak	TCU: 1 win

The Battle for the Iron Skillet is the name of the college football rivalry between the Southern Methodist University Mustangs and the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. The campuses are located 40 miles apart in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The winner of the game receives an iron skillet as a trophy.

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.

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. TCU won the game, and the skillet and frog legs went to TCU. The tradition eventually spilled over into the actual game and the Iron Skillet is now passed to the winner.

Game results

TCU currently leads the all-time series, 45-40-7.

Battle for the Iron Skillet
Date	Year	Location	Winner	Score

Oct. 18	1915	Clark Field	TCU	43-0
Oct. 14	1916	Armstrong Field	TCU	48-3
Oct. 20	1917	Clark Field	TCU	21-0
Oct. 12	1918	Armstrong Field	SMU	1-0^
---	1919	---	---	---
---	1920	---	---	---
Nov. 12	1921	Armstrong Field	TCU	13-6
Dec. 2	1922	Clark Field	Tie	0-0
Nov. 4	1923	Armstrong Field	SMU	40-0
Nov. 1	1924	Clark Field	SMU	6-0
---	1925	---	---	---
Nov. 25	1926	Ownby Stadium	SMU	14-13
Nov. 19	1927	Clark Field	SMU	28-6
Nov. 24	1928	Ownby Stadium	TCU	15-6
Nov. 30	1929	Clark Field	Tie	7-7
Nov. 29	1930	Ownby Stadium	TCU	13-0
Nov. 28	1931	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Tie	0-0
Nov. 22	1932	Ownby Stadium	TCU	8-0
Dec. 2	1933	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	26-6
Dec. 1	1934	Ownby Stadium	SMU	19-0
Nov. 30	1935	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	20-14
Nov. 28	1936	Ownby Stadium	Tie	0-0
Nov. 27	1937	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	3-0
Nov. 26	1938	Ownby Stadium	TCU	20-7
Dec. 2	1939	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	14-7
Nov. 30	1940	Ownby Stadium	SMU	16-0
Nov. 29	1941	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	15-13
Nov. 28	1942	Ownby Stadium	TCU	14-6
Nov. 27	1943	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	20-0
Dec. 2	1944	Ownby Stadium	SMU	9-6
Dec. 1	1945	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	34-0
Nov. 30	1946	Ownby Stadium	SMU	30-13
Nov. 29	1947	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Tie	19-19
Nov. 27	1948	Cotton Bowl	Tie	7-7
Nov. 26	1949	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	26-13
Dec. 2	1950	Cotton Bowl	TCU	27-13
Dec. 1	1951	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	13-2
Nov. 29	1952	Cotton Bowl	TCU	14-7
Nov. 28	1953	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	13-0
Nov. 27	1954	Cotton Bowl	SMU	21-6
Nov. 26	1955	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	20-13
Dec. 1	1956	Cotton Bowl	TCU	21-6
Nov. 30	1957	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21-0
Nov. 29	1958	Cotton Bowl	SMU	20-13
Nov. 28	1959	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	19-0
Nov. 26	1960	Cotton Bowl	TCU	13-0
Dec. 2	1961	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Tie	28-28
Dec. 1	1962	Cotton Bowl	TCU	14-9
Nov. 23	1963	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	22-15
Nov. 28	1964	Cotton Bowl	TCU	17-6
Nov. 27	1965	Cotton Bowl	TCU	10-7
Nov. 26	1966	Cotton Bowl	SMU	21-0
Dec. 2	1967	Cotton Bowl	SMU	28-14
Oct. 12	1968	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	21-14
Oct. 10	1969	Cotton Bowl	SMU	19-17
Nov. 28	1970	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	26-17
Nov. 27	1971	Cotton Bowl	TCU	18-16
Dec. 2	1972	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	35-22
Dec. 1	1973	Cotton Bowl	SMU	21-19
Oct. 12	1974	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	33-13
Oct. 10	1975	Cotton Bowl	SMU	28-13
Sep. 11	1976	Cotton Bowl	SMU	34-14
Sep. 10	1977	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	45-21
Sep. 9	1978	Cotton Bowl	SMU	45-14
Sep. 15	1979	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	27-7
Sep. 20	1980	Texas Stadium	SMU	17-14
Sep. 26	1981	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	20-9
Sep. 25	1982	Texas Stadium	SMU	16-13
Sep. 24	1983	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	21-17
Sep. 29	1984	Texas Stadium	SMU	26-17
Sep. 28	1985	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	56-21
Sep. 27	1986	Texas Stadium	SMU	31-21
---	1987	---	---	---
---	1988	---	---	---
Sep. 30	1989	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	28-10
Sep. 29	1990	Ownby Stadium	TCU	42-21
Nov. 2	1991	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	18-10
Oct. 17	1992	Ownby Stadium	SMU	27-17
Sep. 25	1993	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	21-15
Nov. 12	1994	Ownby Stadium	TCU	35-14
Nov. 4	1995	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	19-16
Nov. 21	1996	Cotton Bowl	SMU	27-24
Nov. 20	1997	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21-18
Oct. 17	1998	Cotton Bowl	SMU	10-6
Nov. 26	1999	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21-0
Nov. 24	2000	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	62-7
Sep. 8	2001	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	38-10
Sep. 14	2002	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	17-6
Nov. 29	2003	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	20-13
Sep. 11	2004	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	44-0
Sep. 10	2005	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	SMU	21-10
---	2006	---	---	---
Sep. 22	2007	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	21-7
Sep. 20	2008	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	48-7
Oct. 3	2009	Amon G. Carter Stadium	TCU	39-14
Sep. 24	2010	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	41-24
Oct. 1	2011	Amon G. Carter Stadium	SMU	40-33 OT
Sep. 30	2012	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	TCU	24-16
Sep. 21	2013	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Sep. 20	2014	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Sep. 29	2015	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Sep. 24	2016	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
	2017	Amon G. Carter Stadium

^-TCU forfeited the 1918 game

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References

v t e SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972-1973, 1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

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

Culture & lore	Peruna Southern Methodist University Mustang Band Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches

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

National championship seasons in bold

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football

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

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU: Battle for the Iron Skillet Texas Tech (Saddle Trophy, 1961–c. 1970)

Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 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

National championship seasons in bold

v t e American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) The War on I–4 (South Florida–UCF)

Non-conference	Battle for the Iron Skillet (SMU–TCU) Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Battle for the Mayor's Cup (Rice–SMU) Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Connecticut–Massachusetts East Carolina–UCF Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville) Marshall–UCF Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

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