1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team

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1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football
Conference Presidents' Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (4–3 PAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
John Carroll $ 5 –0 –27 –1 –2
Allegheny 5 –1 –15 –3 –1
Thiel 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Hiram 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Carnegie Mellon 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Bethany (WV) 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
Washington & Jefferson 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Case Western Reserve 0 –7 –00 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Oberlin * Oberlin, OH W 23–8 [1]
October 6at Bethany (WV) Bethany, WV L 8–182500 [2] [3]
October 13 Allegheny
W 10–0 [4]
October 20at John Carroll University Heights, OH L 7–20 [5]
October 27at Case Western Reserve Cleveland, OH W 30–0 [6] [7]
November 3 Washington & Jefferson Dagger-14-plain.png
W 21–133000 [8]
November 10at Thiel
L 6–10 [9]
November 17 Hiram
W 14–13 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Roster

1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FL 10R. Matthew FleigFr
QB, P 11Ted HarhaiFr
QB 14Jay DuquetteFr
FL 20Bruce BickarFr
QB 21Ron ShinaultSr
RB 23Terry TiberioJr
RB 24Richard WestFr
FL 25Dan StempkowskiFr
RB 32Patrick CounihanFr
RB 34Gary BonnFr
RB 40Robert CurtisJr
RB 41John RadicSr
FL 42Pete SkirchakFr
RB 46Thomas MaguireFr
RB 47Peter KullenFr
C 52Robert AmberFr
C 53John SlavaJr
OT 54Rod JurkiewiczSr
C 55Nichola RedondoFr
G 56Ron DavidsonFr
OT 60Jim PuderFr
G 61David NaokoulFr
G 62John MooreSr
G 63Tom LoughranJr
G 66David GerstFr
G, LB 68Rudy WoodhouseFr
OT 70Daniel BerkleyJr
OT 71Martin GannonSo
OT 74Raymond MonciniFr
OT 75Joseph LoughranFr
OT 77Jim StuparJr
OT 78Sheldon EpsteinFr
OT 79Michael KadilakFr
E 80Theodore CrandallFr
E 85Tom TrainorFr
E 86John FischerFr
SE 87Brian Carlock (C)Sr
E 88Brad PunkoFr
E 89Richard SchademanFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE, K 13Thomas McMeekinFr
DB 22Robert ScottJr
DB 26Michael HauptFr
DB 27Ernest GoffiFr
DB 28Mark KoshuteFr
LB 31Mark BalentSo
LB 33Mike Bralkowski (C)Sr
DB 43Shannon JohnsonFr
DB 44Curt SimmonsSr
DB 45Bill VukoderSr
LB 50Clyde LigonsSr
LB 51Bill ReppaSo
DT, DE 59Calvin ScottFr
LB 64Douglas DankoFr
LB 65Doug GoimaracFr
DT, DE 72Phil LaGattaJr
DT, DE 73Stanley NyeJr
DT, DE 76Steve BaranFr
DE, TE 84Bob PyzdrowskiJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Edward Fay
  • Ned Mervos
  • Rudy Yaksich
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "Bring on the PAC! Tartans beat Oberlin". The Tartan. October 2, 1973. p. 14. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  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.


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