Question?..When was last time TCU & SMU only had 1 loss

[ponyscott]

when they played EACH other for the Iron Skillet?...I couldn't find that stat anywhere on Google. C'mon slueths.... A 'Just for grins' stat, but still important to note, no matter who we both played. I noticed TCU forfeited their game with SMU in 1918...any chance TCU will forfeit next weeks game with us?...lol


Battle for the Iron Skillet
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Battle for the Iron Skillet
Originated 1915
Most recent 2010
Continuity 4 years
Meetings 89
Series leader TCU (44-39-7)
SMU Mustangs
(39)
1918 1923 1924 1926
1927 1934 1935 1939
1940 1943 1944 1945
1946 1954 1958 1966
1967 1968 1969 1972
1973 1974 1975 1976
1977 1978 1979 1980
1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1992 1993
1996 1998 2005 TCU Horned Frogs
(43)
1915 1916 1917 1921
1928 1930 1932 933
1937 1938 1941 1942
1949 1950 1951 1952
1953 1955 1956 1957
1959 1960 1962 1963
1964 1965 1970 1971
1989 1990 1991 1994
1995 1997 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004
2007 2008 2009 2010
Ties
(7)
1922 1929 1931 1936
1947 1948 1961
Game not held
(6)
1919 1920 1925 1987
1988 2006

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.

The origin of the Iron Skillet is unknown, but one theory states TCU and SMU fans began the tradition back in the 1950s. 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.
Results

TCU currently leads the all-time series, 44-39-7.

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
Sep. 8 2012 Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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

[SMUPhil]

Since the game has been at different parts of the season throughout its history, sometimes first game, sometimes last game, it's possible that we've never both been 3-1 going into the Iron Skillet game.

And yeah, I'll take a forfeit next week!

[ponyscott]

Since the game has been at different parts of the season throughout its history, sometimes first game, sometimes last game, it's possible that we've never both been 3-1 going into the Iron Skillet game.

And yeah, I'll take a forfeit next week!

Probably true and maybe too hard to find that answer, so I changed the question......

[Stallion]

Well I'm not sure if it has happened since the DP but I think in 1985 the Saturday after Wacker turned his team into the NCAA I think was the last year both teams had this kind of high expec tations. It was expected to be a close game in Amon Carter but we blew then out something like 56-21 when about 6 of their players were suspended. Not many great SMU/TCU matchups in about 6 decades Probably the most overrated rivalry ever because rarely have both teams been great at the same time. SMU/Baylor was our real classic rivalry in the 70s and 80s.

[Charleston Pony]

glad we surprised them and ruined their 2005 season...otherwise, they would be approaching our 15 wins in a row in this series

time to get another win against the purple menace

[ponyscott]

Well I'm not sure if it has happened since the DP but I think in 1985 the Saturday after Wacker turned his team into the NCAA I think was the last year both teams had this kind of high expec tations. It was expected to be a close game in Amon Carter but we blew then out something like 56-21 when about 6 of their players were suspended. Not many great SMU/TCU matchups in about 6 decades Probably the most overrated rivalry ever because rarely have both teams been great at the same time. SMU/Baylor was our real classic rivalry in the 70s and 80s.

Stallion......Good call...but TCU was 2-0 going into that game and SMU was only 1-0 ( beat UTEP), so they were both undefeated at the time....lol.

Could it have been in the 1940's when they both only had 1 loss?

[perunapower]

In 2001, we were 0-1 and TCU was 1-1 going into the game.

[perunapower]

But in all seriousness,

1992: SMU 2-1, TCU 0-1-1
1990: SMU 1-1, TCU 2-1

And that's all I could find using this:

http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/SouthernMethodist.htm.

[SMU2007]

the real question here is the one that stallion answered: when was the last time both teams had high hopes for the season when they played each other. Hard to believe that it has been lopsided for all these years. Makes this year a lot more fun.

[ponyscott]

But in all seriousness,

1992: SMU 2-1, TCU 0-1-1
1990: SMU 1-1, TCU 2-1

And that's all I could find using this:

http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/SouthernMethodist.htm.

Thanks perunapower...difficult question I guess and the above answers are correct so we can't use that to promote/hype the game. We could probably say TCU and SMU have NEVER both been 3-1 when they played each other!...FWIW