Sport Football Meetings total 18 | Next meeting 2017 All-time series Navy leads 11–7 | |
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First meeting November 15, 1930
SMU 20, Navy 7 Latest meeting November 26, 2016
Navy 75, SMU 31 | ||
The Gansz Trophy was created in 2009 through a collaboration between the athletic departments of the United States Naval Academy and Southern Methodist University. The trophy is named for Frank Gansz who played linebacker at the Naval Academy from 1957 through 1959. Gansz later served on the coaching staffs at Colgate, Oklahoma State, SMU, Army, UCLA, Air Force and Navy as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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