1931 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1931

| team = Carnegie Tech Tartans

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 3–5–1

| head_coach = Walter Steffen

| hc_year = 17th

| captain =

| stadium = Pitt Stadium

}}

The 1931 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Walter Steffen, the Tartans compiled a record of 3–5–1.{{Cite web|title=1931 Carnegie Mellon Tartans Schedule and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/carnegie-mellon/1931-schedule.html|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=June 29, 2020}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY

| score = 25–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington & Jefferson

| site_stadium = College Field

| site_cityst = Washington, PA

| score = 7–10

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 13–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103194861/carnegie-tech-beats-georgia-tech-13-to/|work=The Los Angeles Times|title=Carnegie Tech beats Georgia Tech, 13 to 0|date=October 11, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 6–13

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103203244/purdue-trims-carnegie-136/|work=The Muncie Sunday Star|title=Purdue trims Carnegie, 13–6|date=October 25, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = l

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 0–19

| attend = 42,271

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2rYcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fY4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6403%2C2566943 |work=Pittsburgh Press |last=Smith |first=Chester L. |title=52,000 see Notre Dame beat Tech |date=November 1, 1931 |page=1}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 6–14

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|last=Smith|first=Chester L.|title=Paul Reider Scores Twice For Victors|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 8, 1931|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87440345/paul-reider-scores-twice-for-victors/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = w

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Temple Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 18,000

| score = 19–13

| source = {{cite news|title=Temple Bows to Carnegie Tech: Owls Flare in Last Half, but Carnegie Wins|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=James C. Isaminger|date=November 15, 1931|page=1S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-temple-bows-to/166613957/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 26|Thursday}}

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = NYU

| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium

| site_cityst = Bronx, NY

| score = 6–7

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69372831/nyu-rallies-to-beat-tech-7-to-6/|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=N.Y.U. rallies to beat Tech, 7 to 6|date=November 27, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=18|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 5

| w/l = t

| opponent = Duquesne

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 0–0

| attend = 50,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Smith |first=Chester L. |title=Duquesne Ties Carnegie Tech, 0 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95876610/the-pittsburgh-press/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=December 6, 1931 |page=19 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Chester L. |title=Tech-Duke (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95876908/the-pittsburgh-press/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=December 6, 1931 |page=20 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

References

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