| Year: | 1928 |
| Team: | Carnegie Tech Tartans |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Walter Steffen |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Captain: | Howard Harpster |
| Stadium: | Forbes Field |
The 1928 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Walter Steffen, the Tartans compiled a record of 7–1.[1] On November 17, Carnegie Tech beat Notre Dame at Cartier Field, the first time the Fighting Irish had been defeated at home in 23 years. The Tartans played their home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and were ranked No. 6 in the nation in the final Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.[2]