1973 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

1973 Carroll Fighting Saints football
Frontier champion
Conference	Frontier Conference
Record	7–0 (4–0 Frontier)
Head coach	Bob Petrino Sr. (3rd season)
Captain	Jim Kelly, Dick Canty, Dan Rambo, Armando Barragan
Home stadium	Vigilante Stadium

1973 Frontier Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

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
September 8	Ricks*	Vigilante Stadium Helena, MT	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	Vigilante Stadium Helena, MT	W 48–35	[6]
October 13	Dickinson State*	Vigilante Stadium Helena, MT	W 12–7	[7]
October 20	at Montana Tech	Butte, MT	W 28–14	[8]
October 27	Western Montana	Vigilante Stadium Helena, MT	W 39–6	[9]
*Non-conference game

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

[10]

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

1. "Carroll College ranked 8th in final NAIA grid poll". The Independent Record. December 20, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Saints face Ricks in opener". The Independent Record. September 7, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bruce Abbott (September 9, 1973). "Carroll thumps Ricks". The Independent Record. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Saints win, 13-6". The Independent Record. September 16, 1973. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Carroll nips Eastern rally, 20-19". Great Falls Tribune. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bruce Abbott (October 7, 1973). "Carroll wins, 48-35". The Independent Record. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Carroll edges Dickinson, 12-7". The Independent Record. October 14, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Roy Pace (October 21, 1973). "Saints trip Tech; clinch tie for title". The Independent Record. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Saints romp 39-6 to finish unbeaten". The Independent Record. October 28, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Saints, Tech dominate Frontier grid team". The Montana Standard. November 18, 1973. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Crew of Captains". The Independent Record. September 7, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.