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1969 Carthage Redmen football team

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.

1969 Carthage Redmen football
CCIW champion
ConferenceCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Record9–0 (7–0 CCIW)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

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.[1]

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.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Alma*Alma, MIW 19–74,300[3]
September 27Heidelberg*Kenosha, WIW 21–18[4]
October 4at North Central (IL)Naperville, ILW 41–14[5]
October 11Augustana (IL) Kenosha, WIW 32–6[6]
October 18at ElmhurstElmhurst, ILW 28–6[7][8]
October 25at Millikin
W 40–3[9][10]
November 1North ParkKenosha, WIW 13–0[11]
November 8at Carroll (WI)Waukesha, WIW 49–0[12][13]
November 15Illinois WesleyanKenosha, WIW 35–0[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

Roster

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The following players won varsity letters for their participation on the 1969 Carthage football team:[1][16]

  1. Brent Allwardt, freshman
  2. Ken Bates, sophomore
  3. Scott Boren, end, junior, 6'3", 220 pounds
  4. Ray Burandt, freshman
  5. Dan Cassity, tackle, sophomore, 6'1", 210 pounds
  6. Dave Daubers, junior
  7. Craig Deaton, sophomore
  8. Keith Deaton, freshman
  9. Ronald Denmar, senior
  10. Chris Dresch, sophomore
  11. Mike Droese, linebacker, junior, 5'10", 180 pounds
  12. Jerry Fair, junior
  13. Jim Freyensee, end, sophomore, 6'5", 215 pounds
  14. Mark Giesne, sophomore
  15. Bill Heinkel, junior
  16. Ken Heitman, sophomore
  17. Bill Hessefort, sophomore
  18. Jerry Janson, quarterback, sophomore, 5'10", 165 pounds
  19. Ken Johnson, freshman
  20. Roger Justman, sophomore
  21. Craig Kaney, senior
  22. Mel Kemp, freshman
  23. Roger Klein, junior
  24. Wayne Krzyzanowski, guard, junior, 5'10", 200 pounds
  25. Dick Laba, defensive halfback, junior, 5'10", 185 pounds
  26. John Lisinski, sophomore
  27. Todd Lukaszewski, sophomore
  28. Rich Massat, center, junior, 5'11", 200 pounds
  29. Ray Matthies, junior
  30. Al Mister, freshman
  31. Dan Neider, junior
  32. Gary Petersen, guard, sophomore, 6'1", 185 pounds
  33. Bill Platnitza, sophomore
  34. Gary Pleska, freshman
  35. Bill Radakovitz, tackle, senior, 6'4", 220 pounds
  36. Fred Richter, sophomore
  37. Dean Roebken, sophomore
  38. Frank Russ, Jr., linebackker, sophomore, 6'2", 195 pounds
  39. Gary Salberg, freshman
  40. Dan Schmidt, junior
  41. Ernie Scott, junior
  42. Joe Sobczak, fullback, junior, 5'11", 205 pounds
  43. Todd Teske, sophomore
  44. Curt Whipple, freshman
  45. Jim Williams, junior

References

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  1. ^ a b Brad Weinstock (November 20, 1969). "Carthage in tribute to 9-0 team". Kenosha News. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Carthage lands 9 on all-CCIW". Kenosha News. November 18, 1969. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carthage stuns Alma". Kenosha News. September 22, 1969. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Defense saves fumble-prone Carthage". Kenosha News. September 29, 1969. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Brad Weinstock (October 6, 1969). "Passes (honest!) help: Carthage great". Kenosha News. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Augustana no match: Carthage is No. 1". Kenosha News. October 13, 1969. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Carthage survives scare for win No. 5". Kenosha News. October 20, 1969. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carthage Beats Elmhurst, 28-6". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1969. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bob Fallstrom (October 26, 1969). "Carthage Returns Millikin To September Nightmares 40-3". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Carthage rolls on in awesome fashion". Kenosha News. October 27, 1969. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jim Kornkven (November 3, 1969). "Carthage fumbles, but defense great". Kenosha News. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jim Kornkven (November 10, 1969). "Carthage zaps Carroll". Kenosha News. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Carthage's 481 Yards Thump Carroll 49-0". Racine Sunday Bulletin. November 9, 1969. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Carthage Blanks Wesleyan". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1969. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Jim Kornkven (November 17, 1969). "Carthage '11' red hot". Kenosha News. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Carthage '11' hopes soar". Kenosha News. September 17, 1969. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
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