Gansz Trophy

Gansz Trophy
	Navy Midshipmen SMU Mustangs
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 15, 1930; SMU, 20–7
Latest meeting	October 31, 2020; SMU, 51–37
Next meeting	October 9, 2021
Statistics
Meetings total	22
All-time series	Navy leads, 13–9
Largest victory	Navy, 75–31 (2016)
Longest win streak	Navy, 8 (2002–2017)
Current win streak	SMU, 1 (2020–present)

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Locations of Navy and SMU

The Gansz Trophy is awarded to the winner of the United States Naval Academy and Southern Methodist University rivalry^{[citation needed]} football game.^[2] 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.

Game results[]

Navy victories	SMU victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
13	October 24, 2008	Annapolis, MD	Navy	34–7
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	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	SMU	51–37
23	October 9, 2021	Annapolis, MD
Series: Navy leads 13–9^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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". October 7, 2009. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-02-20. "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend". October 6, 2009. SMUMUSTANGS.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

[series-1] Jump up to: ^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". October 7, 2009. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-02-20. "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend". October 6, 2009. SMUMUSTANGS.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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show v t Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

show v t Navy Midshipmen rivalries
Football	Air Force Army Johns Hopkins Maryland Notre Dame SMU
Lacrosse	Army Johns Hopkins Maryland
Soccer	Army

show v t SMU Mustangs football
Venues	Armstrong Field (1915–1922) Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999) 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 Best Dressed Band in the Land Death penalty
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

show v SMU Mustangs rivalries
Football	Navy North Texas Rice TCU
Basketball	Houston
Soccer	Tulsa

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