The Gansz Trophy is awarded to the winner of the United States Naval Academy and Southern Methodist University rivalry[2] football game. It was created in 2009 through a collaboration between the two athletic departments.[3] The trophy is named for Frank Gansz who played linebacker at the Naval Academy from 1957 through 1959. Gansz later served as the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and on the coaching staffs at Navy and SMU.

Gansz Trophy
SportFootball
First meetingNovember 15, 1930
SMU, 20–7
Latest meetingNovember 25, 2023
SMU, 59–14
Statistics
Meetings total25
All-time seriesNavy leads, 13–12[1]
Largest victoryNavy, 75–31 (2016)
Longest win streakNavy, 8 (2002–2017)
Current win streakSMU, 4 (2020–present)

Game results

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Navy victoriesSMU victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 15, 1930 Baltimore, MD SMU 20–7
2 November 28, 1931 Dallas, TX SMU 13–6
3 October 3, 1959 Dallas, TX SMU 20–7
4 October 8, 1960 Norfolk, VA #6 Navy 26–7
5 October 11, 1963 Dallas, TX SMU 32–28
6 September 24, 1966 Dallas, TX SMU 21–3
7 November 20, 1993 Annapolis, MD SMU 43–13
8 September 9, 1995 Dallas, TX Navy 33–2
9 September 21, 1996 Annapolis, MD Navy 19–17
10 September 20, 1997 Dallas, TX Navy 46–16
11 November 21, 1998 Annapolis, MD SMU 24–11
12 August 31, 2002 Dallas, TX Navy 38–7
13 October 24, 2008 Annapolis, MD Navy 34–7
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
14 October 17, 2009 Dallas, TX Navy 38–35
15 October 16, 2010 Annapolis, MD Navy 28–21
16 November 12, 2011 Dallas, TX Navy 24–17
17 November 14, 2015 Annapolis, MD #20 Navy 55–14
18 November 26, 2016 Dallas, TX Navy 75–31
19 November 11, 2017 Annapolis, MD Navy 43–40
20 September 22, 2018 Dallas, TX SMU 31–30
21 November 23, 2019 Annapolis, MD Navy 35–28
22 October 31, 2020 Dallas, TX #22 SMU 51–37
23 October 9, 2021 Annapolis, MD #24 SMU 31–24
24 October 14, 2022 Dallas, TX SMU 40–34
25 November 25, 2023 Dallas, TX SMU 59–14
Series: Navy leads 13–12[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia – Navy Midshipmen vs. SMU Mustangs football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ "SMU's five biggest rivalries: The Battle for the Iron Skillet still reigns supreme". Dallas News. June 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Football: "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend" Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. October 7, 2009. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved February 20, 2010. "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend" Archived October 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. October 6, 2009. SMUMUSTANGS.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.