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TCU vs. SMU: Staff Predictions

It's the Battle of the Iron Skillet. Our staff predicts the final score of the game.
Barry Lewis|
Photo: ©️Tony Beblowski

It has been two long years since the TCU Horned Frogs met the SMU Mustangs. The two teams will meet for the 100th time on Saturday. The winner takes home the coveted Iron Skillet. From 2012-2018, TCU has won that trophy seven straight times. Then, in 2019, SMU squeaked by and won 41-38.

The two teams did not meet in 2020 due to the pandemic. That Iron Skillet sat on the Hilltop an extra unearned year. As Head Coach Gary Patterson said in his press conference this week, the Horned Frogs are taking back what is theirs. Under Patterson, TCU has only lost to the Ponies three times (2005, 2011, and 2019). 

TCU has started the season 2-0 with wins over Duquesne and California. SMU has started the season with wins over Abilene Christian, North Texas, and Louisiana Tech. TCU leads the series with SMU 51-41-7. The game will be on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth. 

Here are the KillerFrogs Team Predictions:

Shannon Brazzell, TCU Hall of Fame - TCU 47 - SMU 14

Sean Foushee - TCU 45 - SMU 28 (or 31)

Jack Hasselbeck - TCU 38 - SMU 14

Nathan Hernandez - TCU 38 - SMU 31

Nick Howard - TCU 30 - SMU 21

Barry Lewis - TCU 38 - SMU 27

Adam Shirley - TCU 35 - SMU 28

Ryann Zeller - TCU 38 - SMU 21

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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