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No more for SMU and TCU after the most nonconference meetings among former SWC teams
The historic Iron Skillet rivalry between TCU and SMU, played 104 times since 1915, pauses due to conference realignment and scheduling conflicts affecting Texas college football programs.
- On Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium, the TCU Horned Frogs and SMU Mustangs played the final scheduled chapter of the Iron Skillet Rivalry, ending a long-standing tradition for the foreseeable future.
- Conference scheduling rules mean SMU's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference last year and Big 12's nine-game slate limit TCU's nonconference options through at least 2030, narrowing rivalry chances.
- Divided by 35 miles, SMU Mustangs and TCU Horned Frogs have met more than 100 times since 1915; SMU won 66-42 last year and three of the past five games.
- The two athletic directors haven't completely shut the door on renewal, but the series is paused indefinitely after TCU's August 16, 2023 announcement; a return this decade looks unlikely.
- Precedent suggests other rivalries like Texas and Texas A&M resumed after gaps, and TCU and SMU are slated to meet next year before a break until 2031-32.
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No more for SMU and TCU after the most nonconference meetings among former SWC teams
SMU and TCU are about to play the final scheduled football game in a series that dates back to 1915 and has continued since the end of the Southwest Conference.
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