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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 .
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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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Edward Fay
Ned Mervos
Rudy Yaksich
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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^ "Bring on the PAC! Tartans beat Oberlin" . The Tartan . October 2, 1973. p. 14. Retrieved October 13, 2023 .
^ "Tartan Errors Lead to Bison Stampede" . The Tartan . October 9, 1973. p. 14.
^ "Bethany Defense Shakes CMU, 18-8" . The Pittsburgh Press . October 7, 1973. pp. D-9.
^ "Tartans Swamp Gators" . The Tartan . October 16, 1973. p. 13.
^ "Carroll Streaks Past C-MU" . The Tartan . October 23, 1973. p. 14.
^ "C-MU Powerhouse Too Much For Case" . The Tartan . October 30, 1973. p. 14.
^ "CMU Breaks Loose, Rips Case, 30-0" . The Pittsburgh Press . October 28, 1973. pp. D-9.
^ "Tartans Play Heroically, Save Homecoming Victory" . The Tartan . November 6, 1973. p. 17.
^ "Thiel, Bad Weather Stop C-MU Win Streak" . The Tartan . November 13, 1973. p. 15.
^ "Grand Finale for Tartan Gridders" . The Tartan . November 20, 1973. p. 18.
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ "This Year's Roster" . Great Ideas of Western Man . Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University. 1973. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .
^ "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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