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1926 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team
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The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Walter Steffen, the Tartans compiled a 7–2 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 207 to 23.
In their final game of the season, the Tartans defeated Notre Dame, 19–0. The game was ranked the fourth-greatest upset in college football history by ESPN.
Key players included fullback Bill Donohoe and tackle Lloyd Yoder. Yoder was selected as a first-team All-American by the Inter-sectional Board of Football coaches consisting of Knute Rockne, Pop Warner, and Tad Jones.
he team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
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