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.
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.
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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.
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