1928 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team

1928 Carnegie Tech Tartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainHoward Harpster
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   9 – 0 – 0
West Chester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 0 – 1
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 NYU   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 2
CCNY   –   4 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 3
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 5 – 2
Providence   –   1 – 5 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Walter Steffen, the Tartans compiled a record of 7–1.[1] On November 17, Carnegie Tech beat Notre Dame at Cartier Field, the first time the Fighting Irish had been defeated at home in 23 years. The Tartans played their home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and were ranked No. 6 in the nation in the final Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Westminster (PA)
W 32-6[3]
October 6Ashland
W 65–0
October 13Thiel
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 39–13
October 20Washington & Jefferson
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 19–0
October 27at Pittsburgh
W 6–045,000[4]
November 10vs. Georgetown
W 13–02,000[5]
November 17at Notre Dame
W 27–726,000–30,000[6][7][8][9][10]
November 24NYU
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 13–2740,000[11]

References

  1. ^ "1928 Carnegie Mellon Tartans Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Trojans Rated as Leading College Team in Country". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 9, 1928. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Carver, Jess (September 30, 1928). "Tartans Defeat Westminster, 32-6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carnegie Tech Downs Panther". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1928. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hunt, Marshall (November 11, 1928). "Carnegie Tech Tips Georgetown, 13 To 0". New York Daily News. New York, New York. p. 82. Retrieved November 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Ward, Arch (November 18, 1928). "Carnegie Upset N. Dame Tradition; Wins 27 to 7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Ward, Arch (November 18, 1928). "Carnegie Tech Upsets N. Dame Tradition; 27-7 (continued)". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Stahr, John W. (November 18, 1928). "Powerful Tech Crushes N. D." South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Stahr, John W. (November 18, 1928). "Huge But Fast Team Win By Score Of 27-7 (continued)". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Stahr, John W. (November 18, 1928). "Huge But Speedy Tech Eleven Wins (continued)". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Violet ace too good for Tech". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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