1973 Carroll Fighting Saints football team
American college football season
| 1973 Carroll Fighting Saints football | |
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Frontier champion | |
| Conference | Frontier Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (4–0 Frontier) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jim Kelly, Dick Canty, Dan Rambo, Armando Barragan |
| Home stadium | Vigilante Stadium |
Seasons ← 1972 1974 → | |
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| No. 8 Carroll (MT) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Montana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rocky Mountain | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Carroll Fighting Saints football team represented Carroll College as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 1973 NAIA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Petrino Sr., the Fighting Saints compiled a 7–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 93, and won the Frontier Conference championship. The team was ranked No. 8 in the final NAIA Division II poll.[1]
The 1973 season was the second perfect season in Carroll College football history, a feat also accomplished by the 1931, 2003, 2005, and 2007 teams.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 8 | Ricks College* |
| W 26–6 | [2][3] | ||
| September 15 | at Minot State* | Minot, ND | W 13–6 | [4] | ||
| September 29 | at Eastern Montana | Billings, MT | W 20–19 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | Rocky Mountain |
| W 48–35 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | Dickinson State* |
| W 12–7 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | at Montana Tech | Butte, MT | W 28–14 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | Western Montana |
| W 39–6 | [9] | ||
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Players
Eleven Carroll players were selected as first-team players on the 1973 all-Frontier Conference football team. The honorees were:
- Mike Malloch, center, junior, 6'4", 245 pounds
- Armando Barragan, guard, junior, 6'3", 230 pounds
- Ed Robinson, offensive tackle, junior, 6'3", 235 pounds
- Dan English, tight end, junior, 6'1", 220 pounds
- Dan Rambo, running back, junior, 5'10", 200 pounds
- Walt Chancy, wide receiver, junior, 6'3", 185 pounds
- Randy Triplett, defensive tackle, junior, 5'11" 200 pounds
- Dick Canty, defensive end, senior, 6'4" 225 pounds
- Jim Kelly, linebacker, senior, 5'9", 196 pounds
- Rich McElmurry, defensive back, junior, 5'9", 196 pounds
- Bob Applegate, defensive back, senior, 5'10", 190 pounds
The team had four captains: senior linebacker Jim Kelly; senior defensive end Dick Canty; junior running back Dan Rambo; and junior guard Armando Barragan.[11]
References
- ^ "Carroll College ranked 8th in final NAIA grid poll". The Independent Record. December 20, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saints face Ricks in opener". The Independent Record. September 7, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruce Abbott (September 9, 1973). "Carroll thumps Ricks". The Independent Record. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saints win, 13-6". The Independent Record. September 16, 1973. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carroll nips Eastern rally, 20-19". Great Falls Tribune. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruce Abbott (October 7, 1973). "Carroll wins, 48-35". The Independent Record. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carroll edges Dickinson, 12-7". The Independent Record. October 14, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roy Pace (October 21, 1973). "Saints trip Tech; clinch tie for title". The Independent Record. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saints romp 39-6 to finish unbeaten". The Independent Record. October 28, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saints, Tech dominate Frontier grid team". The Montana Standard. November 18, 1973. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crew of Captains". The Independent Record. September 7, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
