TCU Football vs.SMU: Staff Predictions And Game Previews
The TCU Horned Frogs won their first conference game last week against Houston. This week, it's the Battle of the Iron Skillet, as the SMU Mustangs come to town. The game will be played at Amon G. Carter Stadium on Saturday, September 23, at 11 a.m. CT.
This will be the 102nd time the two teams have met on the gridiron. TCU leads the all-time series 52-42-7. However, SMU has won two of the last three games.
TCU is currently a -6.5-point favorite. But how does our staff feel the game will go?
In Week 3, our entire staff picked TCU, so everyone is at 2-1 on the season. For the fourth straight week, TCU was the unanimous pick from our team.
Staff Predictions
Here's how the KillerFrogs editorial staff thinks the game will go:
Andrew Bauhs (2-1) - TCU 33 - SMU 30
Barry Lewis (2-1; one closest score) - TCU 31 - SMU 27
Brett Gibbons (2-1) - TCU 34 - SMU28
Carson Wersal (2-1) - TCU 43 - SMU 31
Davis Wilson (2-1) - TCU 38 - SMU 33
Ian Napetian (2-1) - TCU 31 - SMU 24
JD Andress (2-1) - TCU 31 - SMU 21
Nathan Cross (2-1) - TCU 42- SMU 21
Ryann Zeller (2-1; one closest score)- TCU 31 - SMU 24
Tori Couch (2-1; one closest score) - TCU 28 -SMU 25
Tyler Brown (2-1) - TCU 91 -SMU 0 (Bless his heart, he is, after all, our Sports Ignoramus)
Zion Trammell (2-1; two closest scores) - TCU 41 - SMU 38
Previewing the Game
All week, our staff has been providing a preview of the first game of the season. In case you missed some of our earlier coverage, here are some links to those stories
Opponent Preview - SMU
Week 4 Poll Watching
Crossing the Goal Line - Predicting the TCU/SMU Score
WATCH! Willis Patrick on Chandler Morris
WATCH! Sonny Dykes on Preston Stone
Week 4 Big 12 Matchups and Predictions
Tori's Three Thoughts - Conference Realignment Proving Costly for SMU
Dear SMU - Our Weekly Letter to our Opponent
Week 4 - Ranking the Big 12 Games to Watch
WATCH! Sonny Dykes on Having more Excitement than your Opponent
WATCH! JP Richardson on Minimizing Turnovers
WATCH! Bud Clark on the Defense's Improvement
WATCH or LISTEN! College Football Podcast - SMU Preview
WATCH! Willis Patrick on Running Backs Bailey and Sanders
WATCH! JP Richardson on the Iron Skillet
Week 4 Big 12 Football Power Rankings
Conference Realignment Is Killing Great Rivalry Games - Like the Iron Skillet
Week 4 - Keys to the Game
Week 4 - Depth Chart - TCU
Week 4 - Depth Chart - SMU
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