Tartans Host #9 Case Western Reserve for the 24th Academic Bowl

Nov. 4 – (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University football team will host the 9th-ranked Spartans of Case Western Reserve University in the 24th Academic Bowl Saturday, November 7. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. on the turf of Gesling Stadium.

The Academic Bowl is an annual football game between two of the nation’s top academic institutions that began in the fall of 1986. The winner is awarded the Academic Bowl trophy. The Academic Bowl is more than a trophy, as it emphasizes a “Commitment to Academic and Athletic Excellence”. The Spartans won the first Academic Bowl Trophy in 1986, defeating Carnegie Mellon 21-14. In the all-time Academic Bowl series, the Tartans hold a 15-8 advantage over Case and also lead the all-time series 26-12. Their first-ever meeting was in 1970, as the Tartans defeated Case 21-0. Last season Case defeated Carnegie Mellon in Cleveland, 38-13, marking its second straight victory.

Carnegie Mellon enters Saturday’s contest with a 5-3 overall record and a 1-0 mark in UAA play, as the Cardinal and Gray had a come-from-behind 21-13 victory over Washington University last Saturday. Case brings a perfect 8-0 record and 1-0 UAA mark to the gridiron on Saturday. The Spartans defeated the University of Chicago last week, 38-24.

Listen to the full interview with Coach Lackner about the game Saturday and last week’s victory.