The Carthage College Red Men capped their 2017 season off on a high note, sending their 18 seniors out with a win in their final game at Art Keller Field after defeating North Park University, 35-12.
The Carthage College Red Men turned in a dominant performance on Saturday afternoon at Art Keller Field, defeating the Big Blue of Millikin University, 45-27.
The Carthage College Red Men weathered a one hour and 15 minute weather delay on Saturday at Art Keller Field before storming their way to a convincing 31-8 win over the Elmhurst College Bluejays.
The Carthage College football team came out swinging on Saturday at Art Keller Field, as the Red Men hung 34 points on the Carroll University Pioneers in the first quarter to retain the Old Musket, 55-20.
The Carthage College Red Men bounced back from a tough week-three loss a week ago in at Wheaton, as Carthage scored 55 unanswered points to defeat Augustana College, 55-14, on Saturday in Rock Island.
The win sends the Red Men to 3-1 on the season and 1-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, while the Vikings fall to 0-4 and 0-2 in the CCIW.
The win is also the third-straight for the Red Men over Augustana, which is the first three-game win streak over the Vikings since the 1969, '70 and '71 seasons under Art Keller.
The Carthage College Red Men opened their 2017 home slate on the newly renovated Art Keller Field with a historic win, defeating the Bethel University Royals, 31-0.
Now at 2-0, the Red Men have posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1969 and back-to-back shutouts to open a season for the first time since the 1921 season.
AURORA, Ill. – The Carthage College football team opened their 2017 season with their first shutout since 2011 as the Red Men topped Aurora University on the road Saturday, 24-0.
The Carthage College football team (3-4, 2-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) evened its conference record on Saturday, Oct. 24 with a 39-27 win over Augustana College (2-5, 1-3 CCIW) at Lindberg Stadium in Rock Island, Ill.
And now the real season gets underway. The Carthage College football team (1-2, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) opens conference play next week after closing out its last three-game non-conference schedule with a come-from-behind, 29-28 win over Lakeland College (1-2) at John Taylor Field in Howards Grove, Wis.
The Carthage College football team (3-6, 2-4 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) fell to CCIW-opponent North Park University (2-7, 2-4 CCIW), 36-14, on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Holmgren Athletic Complex in Chicago.
On a cold, crisp, breezy and sunny afternoon in Decatur, Ill., the Carthage College football team (3-5, 2-3 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) overcame a 15-point deficit to beat CCIW-opponent Millikin University (2-6, 0-5 CCIW), 28-22, on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Frank M. Lindsay Field. The Red Men trailed, 22-7, in the second quarter.
The late-October weather was fantastic, the quality of football could have been better, but the Saturday, Oct. 25 Carthage-Augustana (Ill.) game at least turned into a close and entertaining contest. After falling behind by 24 points in the third quarter, the Carthage College football team (2-5, 1-3 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) had a chance at the end to knock off CCIW-opponent Augustana College (Ill., 3-4, 2-2 CCIW) but fell a little short, 31-26, at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
On an otherwise-perfect October afternoon, the Carthage College football team (2-3, 1-1 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) lost its Homecoming game to CCIW-opponent Elmhurst College (3-2, 2-0 CCIW), 49-42 in double-overtime, on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
On a night that felt more like mid-November than early-October, the Carthage College football team (2-2, 1-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) knocked off CCIW-opponent Illinois Wesleyan University (2-2, 0-1 CCIW), 20-10, at Tucci Stadium in Bloomington, Ill. The game was the conference-opener for both teams.
The Carthage College football team (1-2, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) came from behind in the final period to defeat Lakeland College (0-3), 21-14, under the lights of Art Keller Field on Saturday, Sept. 27 in Kenosha, Wis.
The Carthage College football team (0-2, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) lost to Adrian College (2-0), 40-14, on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Docking Stadium in Adrian, Mich. The game helped launch the CCIW/MIAA Challenge that has all eight conference schools playing opponents from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association or St. Norbert College, since the MIAA has only seven football programs.
The Carthage College football team opens (0-1, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) opened its 2014 season on Saturday, Sept. 6 with a 25-13 loss to St. Norbert College (1-0) at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
The Carthage College football team (1-9, 0-7 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) closed out its season on Saturday, Nov. 16 with a 28-21 loss CCIW-opponent Millikin University (2-8, 1-6 CCIW) at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
On a warm but blustery day with temperatures in the upper 50s and a 20-mile-an-hour wind, the Carthage College football team (1-8, 0-6 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent Elmhurst College (4-5, 3-3 CCIW), 10-9, on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Langhorst Field in Elmhurst, Ill. The loss was the eighth in a row for the Red Men this season.
On a cool, overcast day in Kenosha, Wis., the Carthage College football team (1-7, 0-5 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent Augustana College (Ill., 5-3, 3-2 CCIW), 28-0, on Nov. 2 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
On a cool, crisp fall afternoon in Naperville, Ill., a day otherwise perfect for football, Carthage College (1-6, 0-4 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to defending-CCIW-champion and No. 4 North Central College (7-0, 4-0 CCIW), 72-20, at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.
The Carthage College football team (1-5, 0-3 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent and No. 23 Illinois Wesleyan University (6-0, 3-0 CCIW), 31-10, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
The Carthage College football team (1-4, 0-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent and No. 13 Wheaton College (Ill., 5-0, 2-0 CCIW), 28-0, on Saturday, Oct. 12 in the Red Men's Homecoming game at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
The Carthage College football team (1-3, 0-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent North Park University (1-3, 1-0 CCIW), 22-20, on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Holmgren Athletic Complex in Chicago. The game, played through rain and a one-hour and 22-minute lighting delay, was the conference-opener for both teams. North Park was whistled for 12 penalties, but that was balanced out by five Carthage turnovers.