1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team

1973 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football
ConferencePresidents' Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (4–3 PAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Oberlin*Oberlin, OHW 23–8[1]
October 6at Bethany (WV)Bethany, WVL 8–182500[2][3]
October 13Allegheny
W 10–0[4]
October 20at John CarrollUniversity Heights, OHL 7–20[5]
October 27at Case Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 30–0[6][7]
November 3Washington & Jeffersondagger
W 21–133000[8]
November 10at Thiel
L 6–10[9]
November 17Hiram
W 14–13[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Edward Fay
  • Ned Mervos
  • Rudy Yaksich
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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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