Gansz Trophy
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Article ImagesThe 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.
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | November 15, 1930 SMU, 20–7 |
Latest meeting | November 25, 2023 SMU, 59–14 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 25 |
All-time series | Navy leads, 13–12[1] |
Largest victory | Navy, 75–31 (2016) |
Longest win streak | Navy, 8 (2002–2017) |
Current win streak | SMU, 4 (2020–present) |
Locations of Navy and SMU
Navy victories | SMU victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
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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. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
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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] |
- ^ a b "Winsipedia – Navy Midshipmen vs. SMU Mustangs football series history". Winsipedia.
- ^ "SMU's five biggest rivalries: The Battle for the Iron Skillet still reigns supreme". Dallas News. June 29, 2017.
- ^ 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.