1939 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Carnegie Tech Tartans football Independent 3–5 Bill Kern 3rd Pitt Stadium The 1939 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by Bill Kern in his third and final season as head coach, the Tartans compiled a record of 3–5. Carnegie Tech was ranked at No. 55 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Carnegie Tech played home games at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh. Schedule 1939 AP September 30 w y Wittenberg Springfield, OH 35–0 October 7 w y Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA 6–0 October 14 w y Case Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH 21–0 Case Football 1939/40 https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/cfoot1939.htm case.edu June 4, 2020 October 21 l y 15 NYU Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 0–6 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80068846/new-york-u-scores-60-win-over-skibos/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph New York U. scores 6–0 win over Skibos October 22, 1939 June 22, 2021 Newspapers.com October 28 l Notre Dame 2 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 6–7 61,420 November 11 l Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 0–6 55,000 Harry Keck Long Pass Wins Game at Finish Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph November 12, 1939 Part 3-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113790348/long-pass-wins-game/ November 28, 2022 Newspapers.com November 18 l y Holy Cross 18 Fitton Field Worcester, MA 0–21 30,000 Holy Cross Long Runs Humble Carnegie Tech, 21-0: Crusaders Notch 23, 45, 55-Yard Gallops The Pittsburgh Press Lester Biederman November 19, 1939 II-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122108303/holy-cross-long-runs-humble-carnegie/ Newspapers.com November 25 l Duquesne 12 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 7–22 37,500 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/carnegie-mellon/1939-schedule.html 1939 Carnegie Mellon Tartans Schedule and Results Sports-Reference.com June 3, 2020 References Carnegie Tech Category:Carnegie Mellon Tartans football seasons Carnegie Tech Tartans football Category:1930s in Pittsburgh