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Discuss “Tartan football defeats Thiel to secure perfect 10–0 season”

Just like last year’s regular season finale, the Tartans and Tomcats put win-loss records, playoff dreams, and personal statistics aside and simply brawled for 60 minutes.

“The game wasn’t over until it was over,” head coach Rich Lackner said. “It was a great team effort.”

Last year, the 5–4 Tartans battled tooth and nail through three overtimes with 9–0 Thiel before falling just short at Gesling Stadium 50–48 as the Tomcats secured their first-ever playoff spot. In an ironic twist of fate, this year it was the 9–0 Tartans who outlasted 5–4 host Thiel to clinch their first post-season berth since 1997.

By consistently grinding out short yards and first downs through Thiel’s front seven, Carnegie Mellon clawed out...

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