The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle for the Iron Skillet
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →3 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
TCU leads the all-time series 54–42–7. They've met 103 times since 1915. SMU once took 15 straight.
Stature & the series, 1915–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
42–54–7
TCU leads
streak
1
TCU in a row
longest run
15
SMU
biggest win
56
TCU, 2014
first met
1915
103 meetings
biggest crowd
51,243
2023
The coaching duels
Madison Bell vs Dutch Meyer4–4–3
June Jones vs Gary Patterson1–6
Bill Meek vs Abe Martin1–3–1
Hayden Fry vs Abe Martin1–4
Tom Rossley vs Pat Sullivan3–2
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
60–98
TCU leads
1st-rounders
4–9
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s6–4
1970s6–5
1980s20–10
1990s4–8
2000s3–21
2010s12–27
2020s9–23
Best picks, either side
1983Eric Dickerson Running BackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2001LaDainian Tomlinson Running BackRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
1984Russell Carter Defensive BackRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
1970Norman Bulaich Running BackRd 1, pick 18#18 overall
1986Roderick Jones Defensive BackRd 1, pick 25#25 overall
Recent meetings
2025TCU35–24
2024SMU66–42
2023TCU34–17
2022TCU42–34
2021SMU42–34
2019SMU41–38
2018TCU42–12
2017TCU56–36
2016TCU33–3
2015TCU56–37
2014TCU56–0
2013TCU48–17
2012TCU24–16
2011SMU40–33