1941 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team

The 1941 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team was an American football team that represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—as an independent during the 1941 college football season.[1] In Edward Baker's second year as head coach, the Tartans compiled a 1–7 record, concurrent with their recent de-emphasis of football,[2] and were outscored 148 to 37, including no points in their final three contests.

1941 Carnegie Tech Tartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne     8 0 0
Thiel     7 0 0
Saint Francis (PA)     6 0 1
No. 6 Fordham     8 1 0
Rochester     6 1 0
Trinity (CT)     6 1 0
Wagner     5 1 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 1 1
Penn State     7 2 0
Temple     7 2 0
Coast Guard     6 2 0
Norwich     6 2 0
Hofstra     5 2 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 1
Bucknell     6 3 0
Drexel     4 2 1
Boston University     5 3 0
La Salle     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
CCNY     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Manhattan     4 4 1
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Colgate     3 3 2
Providence     3 3 2
Buffalo     3 4 1
Massachusetts State     3 4 1
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
NYU     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
SeptemberWestminster (PA)L 13–197,000[3][4][5]
October 4AlbrightReading, PAW 12–05,000[6][7]
October 11at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAL 6–26[8][9][10]
October 18No. 8 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–1627,719[11][12][13]
October 25at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAL 6–135,000[14][15]
November 1at CaseL 0–27[16][17]
November 8at CincinnatiL 0–20[18]
November 29Pittsburgh
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–2719,000[19]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Year by Year Results". September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Carnegie Tech Hits New Low, Loses Opener". Oakland Tribune. September 28, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Slippery Rock Tops Favored Titans, 6-0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 5, 1941. p. 42. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Carnegie Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Carnegie Tech Hits New Low, Loses Opener". Oakland Tribune. September 28, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Carnegie Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rally By Carnegie Defeats Albright". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. October 5, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "1941 MUHLENBERG MULES COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM v. CARNEGIE TECH TARTANS". eBay. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Tartans 'Pitiful' In Loss To Mules". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1941. p. 43. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Carnegie Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Eddie Beachler (October 19, 1941). "Underdog Tartans Hold Notre Dame To 16-0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Irish Beat Tech By Only 16 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 19, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Carnegie Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Geneva Scores 13-6 Win Over Carnegie Tech". The Morning Call. October 26, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Carnegie Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "Carnegie Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Unbeaten Case..." The News and Observer. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Carnegie Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Eddie Beachler (November 30, 1941). "Pitt Tramples Tech, 27-0: Panthers' Power Beats Game Scots". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. III-11, III-12 – via Newspapers.com.