# 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.
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 |
| 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 | St. Teresa FieldDecatur, IL | 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 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||||

## 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