1929 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team

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.

1929 Carnegie Tech Tartans football
Conference	Independent
1929 record	5–3–1
Head coach	Walter Steffen (15th season)

1929 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Duquesne			–					9	–	0	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	2
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
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
Princeton			–					2	–	4	–	1
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Bethany (WV)	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 21–0
October 12	Thiel	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 26–0
October 19	Washington & Jefferson	College Field Washington, PA	T 0–0		[2]
October 26	Notre Dame	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–7	66,000
November 2	at Washington University	Francis Field (Missouri) St. Louis, MO	W 19–0		[3]
November 9	at Western Reserve	League Park Cleveland, OH	W 33–6
November 16	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–34		[4]
November 28	at NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 20–0		[5]
December 14	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–45	65,000	[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. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-york-university/1929.html
6. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 109. Retrieved January 8, 2016.