SMU at TCU
Saturday, Sept. 16 • 3:30 p.m. • ESPNU
Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000/FieldTurf)
Fort Worth, Texas
Television
ESPNU
Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
Radio
KTCK-FM 96.7 (SMU flagship)
SiriusXM 132/199/953 (TCU feed)
THE GAME • THE BATTLE FOR THE IRON SKILLET
Saturday’s game will be the 97th meeting between SMU and TCU … The Horned Frogs hold a 49-40-7 series lead after last year’s 33-3 win in Dallas … The schools have met every year since 1925, with the exception of 1987, 1988 and 2006 … The schools competed together in the Southwest Conference from 1923-96.
SMU
2-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92)
9-17, third season
Notes
SMU won its second straight game to start the season as the Mustangs scored a 54-32 victory against North Texas … The Mustangs are looking for their first 3-0 start since 1984 … SMU has used three quarterbacks in both gams this season … QB Ben Hicks is the starter … Hicks has thrown for 424 yards and six touchdowns with one interception … QB D.J. Gillins has two rushing touchdowns … RB Xavier Jones has rushed for 113 yards and two TDs … WR Courtland Sutton, a preseason All-America selection, has 10 catches for 185 yards and five touchdowns after he set an American Athletic Conference record with four TDs against North Texas … The defense is led by S Jordan Wyatt, who has eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … LB Kyran Mitchell has 3.0 sacks.
20/20 TCU
2-0, 0-0 Big 12
Head Coach
Gary Patterson (Kansas State ’83)
151-54, 17th season
Notes
TCU takes a 2-0 record into Saturday’s game after the Horned Frogs were 28-7 winners at Arkansas last Saturday … TCU opened the season with a 63-0 win against Jackson State … TCU ranks fourth nationally in scoring defense (3.5 ppg) and total defense (166.5 ypg) … TCU is 2-0 for the 10th time in 17 seasons under Gary Patterson and is looking for its ninth 3-0 start … Patterson is the nation’s second-longest-tenured head coach, behind only Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 19th year … QB Kenny Hill has completed 72.2 percent of his passes (39 of 54) for 372 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions … RB Darius Anderson has rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries … WR Desmond White has seven catches for 83 yards and two TDs … S Travin Howard was an All-Big 12 first team selection last year.