1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team

1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football
Conference	Presidents' Athletic Conference
Record	5–3 (4–3 PAC)
Head coach	Joe Gasparella (11th season)
Home stadium	Tech Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
John Carroll $	5	–	0	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Allegheny	5	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Thiel	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Hiram	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Mellon	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Bethany (WV)	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Washington & Jefferson	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Case Western Reserve	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team was an American football team that represented Carnegie Mellon University as a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division III football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Joe Gasparella, the Tartans compiled an overall record of 5–3 record with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PAC. The five victories matched the team's highest win total during Gasparella's tenure. Carnegie Mellon played home games at Tech Field in Pittsburgh.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Oberlin *	Oberlin, OH	W 23–8		[1]
October 6	at Bethany (WV)	Bethany, WV	L 8–18	2500	[2] [3]
October 13	Allegheny	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 10–0		[4]
October 20	at John Carroll	University Heights, OH	L 7–20		[5]
October 27	at Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, OH	W 30–0		[6] [7]
November 3	Washington & Jefferson	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 21–13	3000	[8]
November 10	at Thiel	Stewart Field Greenville, PA	L 6–10		[9]
November 17	Hiram	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–13		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Roster

1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FL 10 R. Matthew Fleig Fr QB, P 11 Ted Harhai Fr QB 14 Jay Duquette Fr FL 20 Bruce Bickar Fr QB 21 Ron Shinault Sr RB 23 Terry Tiberio Jr RB 24 Richard West Fr FL 25 Dan Stempkowski Fr RB 32 Patrick Counihan Fr RB 34 Gary Bonn Fr RB 40 Robert Curtis Jr RB 41 John Radic Sr FL 42 Pete Skirchak Fr RB 46 Thomas Maguire Fr RB 47 Peter Kullen Fr C 52 Robert Amber Fr C 53 John Slava Jr OT 54 Rod Jurkiewicz Sr C 55 Nichola Redondo Fr G 56 Ron Davidson Fr OT 60 Jim Puder Fr G 61 David Naokoul Fr G 62 John Moore Sr G 63 Tom Loughran Jr G 66 David Gerst Fr G, LB 68 Rudy Woodhouse Fr OT 70 Daniel Berkley Jr OT 71 Martin Gannon So OT 74 Raymond Moncini Fr OT 75 Joseph Loughran Fr OT 77 Jim Stupar Jr OT 78 Sheldon Epstein Fr OT 79 Michael Kadilak Fr E 80 Theodore Crandall Fr E 85 Tom Trainor Fr E 86 John Fischer Fr SE 87 Brian Carlock (C) Sr E 88 Brad Punko Fr E 89 Richard Schademan Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE, K 13 Thomas McMeekin Fr DB 22 Robert Scott Jr DB 26 Michael Haupt Fr DB 27 Ernest Goffi Fr DB 28 Mark Koshute Fr LB 31 Mark Balent So LB 33 Mike Bralkowski (C) Sr DB 43 Shannon Johnson Fr DB 44 Curt Simmons Sr DB 45 Bill Vukoder Sr LB 50 Clyde Ligons Sr LB 51 Bill Reppa So DT, DE 59 Calvin Scott Fr LB 64 Douglas Danko Fr LB 65 Doug Goimarac Fr DT, DE 72 Phil LaGatta Jr DT, DE 73 Stanley Nye Jr DT, DE 76 Steve Baran Fr DE, TE 84 Bob Pyzdrowski Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Gasparella Coordinators/assistant coaches Edward Fay Ned Mervos Rudy Yaksich Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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References

1. "Bring on the PAC! Tartans beat Oberlin". The Tartan. October 2, 1973. p. 14.
2. "Tartan Errors Lead to Bison Stampede". The Tartan. October 9, 1973. p. 14.
3. "Bethany Defense Shakes CMU, 18-8". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1973. pp. D-9.
4. "Tartans Swamp Gators". The Tartan. October 16, 1973. p. 13.
5. "Carroll Streaks Past C-MU". The Tartan. October 23, 1973. p. 14.
6. "C-MU Powerhouse Too Much For Case". The Tartan. October 30, 1973. p. 14.
7. "CMU Breaks Loose, Rips Case, 30-0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1973. pp. D-9.
8. "Tartans Play Heroically, Save Homecoming Victory". The Tartan. November 6, 1973. p. 17.
9. "Thiel, Bad Weather Stop C-MU Win Streak". The Tartan. November 13, 1973. p. 15.
10. "Grand Finale for Tartan Gridders". The Tartan. November 20, 1973. p. 18.
11. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 7, 2023.
12. "This Year's Roster". Great Ideas of Western Man. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University. 1973. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
13. "1973 Carnegie-Mellon University Football Roster". Carnegie-Mellon vs Washington & Jefferson Game Program. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University. 1973. Retrieved December 19, 2023.