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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 15, 1930 SMU, 20–7 |
| Latest meeting | November 25, 2023 SMU, 59–14 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 25 |
| All-time series | Navy leads, 13–12[1] |
| Largest victory | Navy, 75–31 (2016) |
| Longest win streak | Navy, 8 (2002–2017) |
| Current win streak | SMU, 4 (2020–present) |
The Gansz Trophy is awarded to the winner of the United States Naval Academy and Southern Methodist University rivalry[2] football game. 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.
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- ^ Football: "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend" Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. October 7, 2009. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved February 20, 2010. "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend" Archived October 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. October 6, 2009. SMUMUSTANGS.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.