Gansz Trophy

{{Short description|American college football rivalry}}

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| name = Gansz Trophy

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| team1 = Navy Midshipmen

| team1logo = Navy Athletics logo.svg

| team2 = SMU Mustangs

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| sport = Football

| firstmeeting = November 15, 1930
SMU, 20–7

| mostrecent = November 25, 2023
SMU, 59–14

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| total = 25

| series = Navy leads, 13–12

| largestvictory = SMU, 59–14 (2023)

| longeststreak = Navy, 8 (2002–2017)

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| currentstreak = SMU, 4 (2020–present)

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The Gansz Trophy is awarded to the winner of the United States Naval Academy and Southern Methodist University rivalry{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2017 |title=SMU's five biggest rivalries: The Battle for the Iron Skillet still reigns supreme |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mustangs/2017/06/29/smu-s-five-biggest-rivalries-the-battle-for-the-iron-skillet-still-reigns-supreme/ |website=Dallas News}} football game. It was created in 2009 through a collaboration between the two athletic departments.[http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100709aab.html Football: "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714161400/http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100709aab.html |date=July 14, 2011 }}. October 7, 2009. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved February 20, 2010. [http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100609aaa.html "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009053044/http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100609aaa.html |date=October 9, 2009 }}. October 6, 2009. SMUMUSTANGS.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 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.