1929 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team

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1929 Carnegie Tech Tartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1929 record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
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1929 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 2
Bucknell   –   8 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
NYU   –   7 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 2 – 2
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 1
Army   –   6 – 4 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 4 – 2
Princeton   –   2 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 7 – 0

The 1929 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) in the 1929 college football season.[1] In Walter Steffen's 15th year as head coach, the Tartans compiled a 5–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents 145 to 92. Carnegie Tech played a tough schedule, facing two recognized national champions, Notre Dame (consensus) and Pittsburgh (Davis), along with a 10–2 USC team. They shut out three opponents, were shut out once, and played Washington & Jefferson to a scoreless tie.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Bethany (WV)
W 21–0
October 12Thiel
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–0
October 19Washington & Jefferson
T 0–0[2]
October 26Notre Dame
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–766,000
November 2at Washington University
W 19–0[3]
November 9at Western Reserve
W 33–6
November 16at Pittsburgh
L 13–34[4]
November 28at NYU
W 20–055,000[5]
December 14at USC
L 13–4565,000[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "1929 Carnegie Mellon Tartans Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "1929 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ "1929 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. ^ University of Pittsburgh 1975 football media guide. University of Pittsburgh. 1975. p. 54. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  5. ^ "Carnegie Tech outclasses N.Y.U. 20 to 0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 29, 1929. Retrieved June 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 109. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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