SMU Announces Five Future Football Series

June 28, 2008

DALLAS (SMU) - SMU revealed five future football opponents on June 28, as Director of Athletics Steve Orsini announced future series with Baylor, TCU, North Texas, Navy and Stephen F. Austin.

SMU and Baylor will begin a six-year series with a Sept. 10, 2011, game in Dallas. Baylor will also play in Dallas in 2013 and 2015, while SMU will travel to Waco in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

SMU and TCU will continue the long-running Battle for the Iron Skillet, with annual games now slated through 2017, while SMU and North Texas will resume their series in 2014 with a contest in Denton. The four-year deal will see UNT come to Dallas in 2015 and 2017 while the 'Stangs head back up I-35 in 2016.

After SMU and Navy finish their current four-game, home-and-home series in 2011, the series will resume in 2015 with another four-game, home-and-home series. SMU will travel to Annapolis in 2015 and 2017 and Navy will come to Dallas in 2016 and 2018.

SFA will make the first of two trips to Dallas on Sept. 5, 2009, and will make a return trip to Dallas in 2012.

"We started this process with the goal of scheduling traditional regional rivals and the service academies and we accomplished that goal," said SMU Director of Athletics Steve Orsini. "We feel like we have created challenging and fan-friendly schedules. We're excited about the future of SMU football."

To view the 2008 SMU schedule, click here. Tickets for the upcoming season are going fast. For more information, contact the SMU Ticket Sales Office at (214) SMU-GAME.