| Year: | 1929 |
| Team: | Carnegie Tech Tartans |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 5–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Walter Steffen |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Stadium: | Forbes Field |
The 1929 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) in the 1929 college football season.[1] In Walter Steffen's 15th year as head coach, the Tartans compiled a 5–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents 145 to 92. Carnegie Tech played a tough schedule, facing two recognized national champions, Notre Dame (consensus) and Pittsburgh (Davis), along with a 10–2 USC team. They shut out three opponents, were shut out once, and played Washington & Jefferson to a scoreless tie.