1969 Carthage Redmen football | |
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CCIW champion | |
Conference | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin |
Record | 9–0 (7–0 CCIW) |
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No. 17 Carthage $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millikin | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elmhurst | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carroll (WI) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Wesleyan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Park | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Central (IL) | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Carthage Redmen football team was an American football team that represented Carthage College of Kenosha, Wisconsin, as a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) during the 1969 NAIA football season. In their 15th season under head coach Art Keller, the Redmen compiled a perfect 9–0 record (7–0 against CCIW opponents) and won the CCIW championship.
Fullback Joe Sobczak and inside linebacker Mike Droese were selected at the end of the season as the team's most valuable players. Sobczak was a linebacker who converted to offense for the 1969 season and gained over 1,000 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. Droese led the team with 147 tackles.
Nine Carthage players were named to the 1969 All-CCIW football team. In addition to Sobczak and Droese, the honorees were center Rich Massat; offensive guard Gary Peterson; offensive tackle Bill Radakovitz; tight end Scott Boren; defensive tackle Dan Cassity; linebacker Frank Rus Jr.; and defensive halfback Dick Laba.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | at Alma* | Alma, MI | W 19–7 | 4,300 | |||
September 27 | Heidelberg* | Kenosha, WI | W 21–18 | ||||
October 4 | at North Central (IL) | Naperville, IL | W 41–14 | ||||
October 11 | Augustana (IL) | Kenosha, WI | W 32–6 | ||||
October 18 | at Elmhurst | Elmhurst, IL | W 28–6 | ||||
October 25 | at Millikin |
| W 40–3 | ||||
November 1 | North Park | Kenosha, WI | W 13–0 | ||||
November 8 | at Carroll (WI) | Waukesha, WI | W 49–0 | ||||
November 15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenosha, WI | W 35–0 | ||||
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Roster
The following players won varsity letters for their participation on the 1969 Carthage football team:
- Brent Allwardt, freshman
- Ken Bates, sophomore
- Scott Boren, end, junior, 6'3", 220 pounds
- Ray Burandt, freshman
- Dan Cassity, tackle, sophomore, 6'1", 210 pounds
- Dave Daubers, junior
- Craig Deaton, sophomore
- Keith Deaton, freshman
- Ronald Denmar, senior
- Chris Dresch, sophomore
- Mike Droese, linebacker, junior, 5'10", 180 pounds
- Jerry Fair, junior
- Jim Freyensee, end, sophomore, 6'5", 215 pounds
- Mark Giesne, sophomore
- Bill Heinkel, junior
- Ken Heitman, sophomore
- Bill Hessefort, sophomore
- Jerry Janson, quarterback, sophomore, 5'10", 165 pounds
- Ken Johnson, freshman
- Roger Justman, sophomore
- Craig Kaney, senior
- Mel Kemp, freshman
- Roger Klein, junior
- Wayne Krzyzanowski, guard, junior, 5'10", 200 pounds
- Dick Laba, defensive halfback, junior, 5'10", 185 pounds
- John Lisinski, sophomore
- Todd Lukaszewski, sophomore
- Rich Massat, center, junior, 5'11", 200 pounds
- Ray Matthies, junior
- Al Mister, freshman
- Dan Neider, junior
- Gary Petersen, guard, sophomore, 6'1", 185 pounds
- Bill Platnitza, sophomore
- Gary Pleska, freshman
- Bill Radakovitz, tackle, senior, 6'4", 220 pounds
- Fred Richter, sophomore
- Dean Roebken, sophomore
- Frank Russ, Jr., linebackker, sophomore, 6'2", 195 pounds
- Gary Salberg, freshman
- Dan Schmidt, junior
- Ernie Scott, junior
- Joe Sobczak, fullback, junior, 5'11", 205 pounds
- Todd Teske, sophomore
- Curt Whipple, freshman
- Jim Williams, junior
References
- ^ Brad Weinstock (November 20, 1969). "Carthage in tribute to 9-0 team". Kenosha News. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage lands 9 on all-CCIW". Kenosha News. November 18, 1969. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage stuns Alma". Kenosha News. September 22, 1969. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Defense saves fumble-prone Carthage". Kenosha News. September 29, 1969. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- Brad Weinstock (October 6, 1969). "Passes (honest!) help: Carthage great". Kenosha News. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Augustana no match: Carthage is No. 1". Kenosha News. October 13, 1969. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage survives scare for win No. 5". Kenosha News. October 20, 1969. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage Beats Elmhurst, 28-6". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1969. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Fallstrom (October 26, 1969). "Carthage Returns Millikin To September Nightmares 40-3". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage rolls on in awesome fashion". Kenosha News. October 27, 1969. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jim Kornkven (November 3, 1969). "Carthage fumbles, but defense great". Kenosha News. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jim Kornkven (November 10, 1969). "Carthage zaps Carroll". Kenosha News. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage's 481 Yards Thump Carroll 49-0". Racine Sunday Bulletin. November 9, 1969. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage Blanks Wesleyan". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1969. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jim Kornkven (November 17, 1969). "Carthage '11' red hot". Kenosha News. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carthage '11' hopes soar". Kenosha News. September 17, 1969. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.