1908 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team

1908 Carnegie Tech Tartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	William F. Knox (1st season)
Captain	Winks Dowling
Home stadium	Tech Park

1908 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					11	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					9	–	0	–	1
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Dartmouth			–					6	–	1	–	1
Carlisle			–					10	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	2	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	3
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					4	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	3	–	0
Dickinson			–					5	–	4	–	0
Amherst			–					3	–	3	–	2
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	3	–	3
Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	2
Springfield Training School			–					3	–	4	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	3	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					4	–	6	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	2
Rutgers			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					2	–	4	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					1	–	6	–	2
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Villanova			–					1	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					1	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1908 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by William F. Knox in his first and only season as head coach, Carnegie Tech compiled a record of 3–7.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Waynesburg	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 12–0	1,500	[1]
October 10		Grove City	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 6–4		[2][3]
October 17	3:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–16		[4][5]
October 24	3:00 p.m.	Allegheny	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 11–0		[6][7]
October 31	3:00 p.m.	Penn	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–25	6,000	[8][9]
November 3	3:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–22		[10][11][12]
November 7	3:00 p.m.	Wooster	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–13		[13][14]
November 14		at Marietta	Marietta, OH	L 0–27		[15]
November 21	3:00 p.m.	Case	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–30		[16][17]
November 26	3:00 p.m.	Washington & Jefferson	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–30		[18][19]

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References

1. "Carnegie Tech Opens With Clean Victory". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "More Stands At Tech Park". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1908. p. 19. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Grove City Is Beaten". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1908. p. 17. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Tech's First Big Battle". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Skibo Eleven Walloped In Snappy Game". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Pittsburgh Is Strong For Bucknell Today". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Carnegie Tech Squad Conquers Allegheny". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1908. p. 14. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Penn's Squad In Smoky City". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "University of Pennsylvania Team Gives Carnegie Tech 25-0 Defeat". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Bitterness Between Football Men Make Separate Parades Necessary". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Tech Not in Same Class With Pittburg[sic] Eleven". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1908. p. 16. Retrieved March 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "University Football Warriors Conquer Carnegie Tech's Eleven". The Pittsburgh Post. November 4, 1908. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Captain Wins Dowling Is Injured . . . . . . . Weakening Carnegie Tech Team". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Wooster Wins Game From Carnegie Tech 13 To 6". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Marietta Defeats Carnegie Tech Boys". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1908. p. 15. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "To-Day's Football Card". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
17. "Tech Is Badly Beaten By Cleveland Eleven". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1908. p. 15. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
18. "Wash-Jeff Plays At Carnegie Tech Today". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "Wash-Jeff Trounces Carnegie Tech In Bitterly Fought Football Fray". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
20. "Carnegie Mellon Year-By-Year scores" (PDF). cmu.athletics.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.