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| Adrian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
The Red Men played a home-and-home series with the Bulldogs between 2000 and 2002 and another one between 2012 and 2014.
The Red Men played a home-and-home with the Britons in 1967 and 1968, winning at home, 12-0, on Sept. 16, 1967, and losing in Albion, Mich., 24-7, on Sept. 14, 1968.
The Red Men played a home-and-home with the Scots in 1968 and 1969, losing at home, 21-14, on Sept. 21, 1968, and winning in Alma, Mich., 19-7, on Sept. 20, 1969. Denny Stolz coached the Scots from 1965-70. Stolz was hired as head football coach at Michigan State University in 1973 and named “Big 10 Football Coach of the Year” in 1974. Carthage defeated Alma, 31-28, on Nov. 20, 2004 in Alma, Mich., in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship.
The Red Men played a home-and-home with the Ravens in 1992 and 1993, losing at home, 35-18, on Sept. 19, 1992, and losing in Anderson, Ind., 52-28, on Sept. 18, 1993.
The Red Men lost to the Wonder Boys, 34-0, on Nov. 8, 1940, in Russellville, Ark.
Carthage's longest-running series began on Oct. 6, 1928, with a 19-6 Augustana win in Rock Island, Ill. Except for 1942-43, when World War II interrupted college football, and 1945 when Carthage played only an abbreviated, five-game schedule, the two schools have played each other every year since 1928.
Carthage played the Eagles 14 times between 1976 and 1995, and the series resumed for four more games between 2002 and 2005. Benedictine (Ill.) changed its name from Illinois Benedictine (Ill.) in 1997.
The Red Men played the Braves nine times between 1921 and 1936.
The Red Men lost to the Fighting Camels, 36-27, on Sept. 27, 2008 at Art Keller Field. Campbell replaced Valparaiso University on Carthage’s schedule that year after Campbell reinstated its football program for the first time since 1951.
The Red Men defeated the Knights, 16-13, on Sept. 3, 2011 in Northfield, Minn.
The series with Carroll (Wis.) began in 1961 after Carthage re-joined the CCIW. The two schools continued to play after Carroll left the CCIW in 1992 to join the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference. Beginning in 1964, Carthage and Carroll (Wis.) began playing for a Civil War musket as a traveling trophy. With its 28-12 win over the Pioneers in 1997, Carthage re-claimed the "Old Musket" for at least seven years, as the series ended, temporarily. The Carthage-Carroll series resumed for 2004-06 but ended after the 2007 season. The "Old Musket" remains on display in the display case of Carthage’s Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center. Carroll College changed its named to Carroll University in July 2008.
The Red Men played a home-and-home series with the Flying Dutch in 1954 and 1955. The only other game in the series was played on Oct. 24, 1964, in Pella, Iowa.
The Red Men played a home-and-home series with Central Methodist, then known as Central College (Mo.), from 1953 to 1956.
The Red Men played a home-and-home series with the Falcons, coached by former Carthage defensive coordinator Greg Etter, in 2010 and 2011.
The Red Men played Culver-Stockton 36 times between 1909, when Culver-Stockton was known as Christian University, and 1961. The 1922 game, at Carthage, marked the College's first-ever football radio broadcast on WCAZ. That broadcast is believed to be the third-ever college football radio broadcast. See the 1922 section of "Year by Year With the Red Men" for additional details. The 1929 contest was played in Quincy, Ill.
The Red Men blanked the Vikings, 14-0, on Oct. 12, 1957, in Blair, Neb.
Carthage began a home-and-home series with Elmhurst in 1936. That series ran every year until 1942, when World War II interrupted collegiate football. The Red Men and the Bluejays resumed their rivalry with the start of CCIW play in 1946.
This long-running series began in 1917 and ended on Oct. 21, 1960, with a 53-0 Carthage win in Eureka, Ill. See the 1968 section in "Year-by-Year With the Red Men" for information on the rivalry during Ronald Reagan's playing days at Eureka.
The Red Men nipped the Bulldogs, 19-17, on Nov. 10, 1956, in Carthage, Ill.
The Red Men nipped the Grizzlies, 30-27, on Sept. 4, 2010 in the season-opener at Art Keller Field.
Carthage lost at Glenville State, 14-7, on Nov. 24, 1973, in an NAIA Division II semifinal game. That game was Carthage's last post-season appearance until the 2004 team reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Football Championship.
The Red Men played a pair of home-and-home series with the Yellowjackets in 1952-53 and 1962-63.
The Red Men defeated the Pioneers, 27-6, on Oct. 20, 1945, in Grinnell, Iowa.
Carthage played La Grange in both 1907 and 1915. La Grange later merged with Hannibal to become Hannibal-La Grange Junior College.
The Red Men nipped the Student Princes, 21-18, on Sept. 27, 1969, in Kenosha, Wis. That game was Carthage's closest contest that year, a season that saw the Red Men go 9-0.
The Red Men played a home-and-home with the Flying Dutchmen in 1984 and 1985, losing at home, 54-7, on Sept. 22, 1984, and losing in Holland, Mich., 34-12, on Sept. 21, 1985. The series resumed with a 2008 and 2009 home-and-home series. In the last meeting, Carthage won a 36-19 game at Holland Municipal Stadium on Sept. 12, 2009.
The Red Men played Illinois-Chicago, then known as the Chikas, nine times between 1951 and 1971. Illinois-Chicago changed its nickname to the Flames in 1982.
Carthage's first-ever intercollegiate game was played against Illinois College on Oct. 17, 1896 in Carthage, Ill. The Red Men defeated the Blueboys, 32-18. The only known rain out in Carthage football history took place at home against Illinois College on Oct.28, 1899. On Nov. 20, 1915, Illinois College handed Carthage its worst loss of all time, a 111-0 shellacking in Jacksonville, Ill. The series continued on a regular basis through the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. The last game in the series was a 38-13 Carthage win on Oct. 28, 1960 in Carthage, Ill.
The Red Men first played the Titans on Oct. 23, 1926, in Bloomington, Ill. Illinois Wesleyan returned the visit by playing at Carthage on Oct. 22, 1927. The series resumed in 1948 with CCIW play. Carthage lost the first five games of the series and won its first game against the Titans on Oct. 7, 1961, 33-12.
The Carthage-Iowa Wesleyan series, which began in 1896, has the distinction of being played in five different locations. Iowa Wesleyan, located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, played its 1930 and 1931 Carthage games in Burlington, Iowa. The 1949 game was played in Keokuk, Iowa, 11 miles west of Carthage, Ill. and the 1955 contest, the final one in the series, was played in Fort Madison, Iowa, midway between Keokuk and Burlington. Carthage won the 1922 game by a forfeit when Iowa Wesleyan walked off the field in protest of a call by an official. The score was 3-0 in favor of the Red Men at the time of dispute.
The Red Men stepped on the Hornets, 33-6, on Oct. 14, 1961, in Carthage, Ill.
The Red Men lost to Knox, then known as the Old Siwash, five times between 1900 and 1919. The games were not close, as Carthage lost, 34-0, in 1900, 10-0 in 1907, 73-0 in 1912, 49-0 in 1916 and 57-0 in 1919. Knox changed its nickname to the Prairie Fire in the 1990s.
The Red Men played a home-and home series with the Foresters in 1948 and 1949 when Carthage was still located in Illinois and when both teams were members of the CCIW. Following the announcement of Carthage's move to Kenosha, Wis., the 1960 game was shifted to Kenosha's Lakefront Stadium. Carthage re-joined the CCIW in 1961 and played a conference game at Lake Forest. A return CCIW game was played at Lakefront Stadium in 1962. Lake Forest dropped out of the CCIW after the 1962-63 school year. Carthage won the 1965 game, also played at Lakefront Stadium, 14-13, but subsequently forfeited the contest due to an ineligible player. The final game of the series, on Sept. 24, 1966, is also of historical interest, as the two teams played the first-ever game at what would become Art Keller Field on the Carthage campus.
The Red Men played a home-and-home series with the Muskies in 1958 and 1959 when Carthage was still located in Illinois. Following the move to Wisconsin, the two schools played a home-and-and home series that ran for four years between 1972 and 1975. Following a gap of 21 years, the series resumed in 1996.
The Red Men played a home-and home series with the Bearcats between 1924 and 1927. Carthage's only win in the series was a 38-0 shutout on Nov. 13, 1926, in Carthage, Ill.
Carthage played a home-and-home series with the Knights in 2000 and 2001. The series between the Red Men and the Big Blue began with an 18-6 Millikin win on Sept. 29, 1923, in Decatur, Ill. The two teams hooked up again on Oct. 11, 1930, also in Decatur, and the Big Blue won that game by a 19-0 margin. After a gap of 17 years, the series resumed with CCIW play in 1947.
The Red Men played their only game against the Cougars on Sept. 27, 2003, winning a 56-12 decision in Morris, Minn.
| Minnesota State-Mankato | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The Red Men played a home-and-home with the Mavericks in 1955 and 1956, winning at home, 7-6, on Oct. 28, 1955, and losing in Mankato, Minn., 12-6, on Oct. 27, 1956.
The Red Men played a home-and-home series with the Miners, then known as the Missouri School of Mines, in 1956 and 1957, losing at home, 20-6, on Sept. 22, 1956, and losing in Rolla, Mo., by a 34-0 score, on Sept. 21, 1957.
The Red Men played the Fighting Scots 19 times between 1900 and 1946.
Carthage lost to the Purple Raiders, 38-20, on Dec. 4, 2004, in Alliance, Ohio, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Football Championship.
| North Central (Ill.) | 27 | 30 | 3 |
The Carthage-North Central series began with a 0-0 tied game on Nov. 17, 1928 in Naperville, Ill.
The Carthage-North Park series began in 1961 when the Red Men re-joined the CCIW.
The Red Men upended the Comets, 31-6, to open the 1980 season on Sept. 13 in Kenosha, Wis.
The Red Men defeated the Tigers, 35-6, to open the 1981 season on Sept. 5 in Kankakee, Ill.
The Red Men played a home-and home series with the Panthers between 1952 and 1959.
The Red Men's series with the Hawks began in 1917 with a game against St. Francis Solanus, which changed its name to Quincy College the following year. The last game in the series came was in 1953.
Carthage began a home-and-home series with the Green Knights in 2014.
Carthage played a home-and-home series with the Oles in 1998 and 1999.
The Red Men lost to the Indians, 13-0, on Sept. 28, 1934, and 27-6, on Oct. 27, 1939, both games played in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Red Men played the Bulldogs, formerly known as Northeast Missouri State University, twice. On Sept. 27, 1936, Carthage lost a 35-0 game in Kirksville, Mo., and on Oct. 8, 1938, won a 3-0 contest in Carthage, Ill.
In the first meeting between the two schools, the Red Men lost a 60-0 game on Oct. 21, 1950 at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Ind. In the second meeting, the Red Men won a 34-24 decision on Sept. 26, 2009, also at Brown Field. The two teams were scheduled to play a Sept. 27, 2008 game at Carthage’s Art Keller Field, but Carthage agreed to allow Campbell University to fill in for the Crusaders when the Camels reinstated the sport after dropping it following the 1951 season.
The Red Men played a home-and-home series with the Knights in 1946 and 1947, losing by a 32-7 margin on Sept. 27, 1946, in Waverly, Iowa, and winning, 20-6, on Sept. 27, 1947, in Carthage, Ill. The series resumed with a 27-3 loss to Wartburg on Sept. 15, 2012 in Kenosha, Wis.
The long-running series with Carthage's former neighbors from Macomb, Ill., began in 1905 and continued on a regular basis through the 1951 season. Following a 76-0 pasting at home on Nov. 16, 1951, Carthage discontinued the series, except for a game played on Oct. 10, 1970 in Macomb, a contest won by the Leathernecks, 17-13.
The Red Men played a home-and-home with the Eagles in 1957 and 1958, tying at home on Oct. 25, 1957, and winning, 20-14, in Le Mars, Iowa, on Oct. 25, 1958.
The Red Men tied the Titans, 28-28, on Nov. 27, 1971, in an NAIA Division II semifinal game at Carthage. The Red Men scored three times in the second half to erase a 21-6 deficit and take a 28-21 lead. However, with fourth and six inches to go on their own 45, late in the fourth quarter, Carthage head coach Art Keller chose to punt. Westminster took over and scored on a four-play, 55-yard drive. The point-after attempt was good, and the Titans tied the game at 28 each. That's the way the score stayed, but under NAIA playoff rules, Westminster was declared the winner based on the number of penetrations inside Carthage's 20-yard line.
The series with the Thunder, known as the Crusaders prior to 2000, began in 1946 with the start of CCIW play.
The Red Men began a series with the Poets in 2006. The two-year series concluded with a 2007 game in Whittier, Calif.
The Red Men began a home-and-home series with the Statesmen in 1958, playing in Oskaloosa, Iowa, that year and again in 1960. The short-lived series came to an end when Carthage re-joined the CCIW in 1961.
Carthage played Wisconsin-Platteville, then know as Platteville State University, in both 1959 and 1960, both games in Carthage, Ill. The two schools hooked up again for a home-and-home series in the 1963 and 1964 seasons.
Carthage defeated Wooster, 14-7, on Nov. 27, 2004, in Wooster, Ohio, in the second round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship.
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| Burlington Junior College | 7 | 1 | 2 |
From 1932 to 1941, Burlington Junior College was the Red Men's first opponent of the season. Located in Burlington, Iowa and founded in 1929, Burlington merged with Keokuk Junior College in 1966 and moved to West Burlington, Iowa, to become Southeastern Community College.
| Elliot Business College | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carthage nipped Elliot Business College, located in Burlington, Iowa, 5-4, on Nov. 2, 1907, in Carthage, Ill.
Carthage played Hedding nine times between 1908 and 1921. Located in Abingdon, Ill., Hedding was founded in 1857 as the Hedding Seminary and Central Illinois Female College and renamed Hedding College in 1875. Hedding closed in 1927 and its records were transferred to Illinois Wesleyan University in 1930. While the campus was demolished in 1947, the “Hedding Bell” is located on the main quadrangle of the Illinois Wesleyan campus.
| Jacksonville Deaf Institute | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Carthage played the Jacksonville Deaf Institute twice in the 1897 season and once in 1898.
| Keokuk Medical College | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Carthage played Keokuk Medical six times between 1897 and 1905.
Carthage played Lombard 10 times between 1907 and 1920. The school, located in Galesburg, Ill., was sold to Knox College in 1930.
Carthage played a home-and-home series with Milton in 1978 and 1979, losing at home, 28-26, on Nov. 4, 1978, and tying, 13-13, on Nov. 3, 1979, in Milton, Wis. Located in Milton, Wis., and founded in 1844 as the Milton Academy, the school closed on May 15, 1982.
This long-running series began in 1913 and continued, periodically, through the 1948 season. The school, located in Fairfield, Iowa, was founded in 1875 and closed in 1973.
Carthage played Shurtleff six times between 1923 and 1953. The Nov. 21, 1925 game resulted in a forfeit win for the Red Men. Shurtleff scheduled both Carthage and Blackburn for that date and chose to play Blackburn. The school, founded in 1827 and located in Alton, Ill., closed on June 30, 1957 and was absorbed by Southern Illinois University.
The Red Men played home-and-home series with Tarkio in 1958 and 1959. Tarkio, which was founded in 1883 and located in Tarkio, Mo., closed in 1991.
Carthage played William & Vashti four times between 1909 and 1916. Founded in 1908 and located in Aledo, Ill., William & Vashti closed in 1917.
Carthage blanked Wisconsin Tech, 39-0, on Oct. 16, 1954, in Carthage, Ill. Wisconsin Tech later merged with Platteville State College to become the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
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Carthage played Gem City, then known as Gem City Business College, 13 times between 1899 and 1913. The school, located in Quincy, Ill., and founded in 1870, is now a two-year school an longer sponsors intercollegiate athletics.
Carthage played a home-and-home with Lincoln in 1921 and 1922, winning in Lincoln, Ill., 28-0, on Nov. 11, 1921, and winning at home, 27-0, on Nov. 17, 1922. Lincoln dropped football after the 1929 season and subsequently shifted from a four-year to a two-year institution.
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| Biggsville Athletic Club | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The Red Men defeated the neighboring Biggsville Athletic Club, 26-0, on Nov. 11, 1899.
| Blandinsville Athletic Club | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The Red Men tied the neighboring Blandinsville Athletic Club, 6-6, on Nov. 30, 1899.
| Bushnell Athletic Club | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carthage shut out the nearby Bushnell Athletic Club, 11-0, on Oct. 18, 1902.
In the only known game between the Red Men and their alumni, the varsity team blanked the alums, 6-0, on Sept. 16, 1899.
The Red Men played the Blueboys 11 times between 1901 and 1918. The Red Men's only loss to the high school team was a 12-0 decision on Oct. 6, 1906. The two teams played to a pair of 0-0 ties in the 1904 season.
Carthage blanked Elvaston High School, 5-0, on Nov. 6, 1900.
The Red Men opened the 1905 season with an 11-0 win on September 30 over Keokuk High School.
Carthage blanked the Eagles, 16-0, on Oct. 6, 1900, in La Harpe, Ill.
Carthage hooked up twice with Macomb High School, the first time in Macomb, Ill., to open the 1896 season, a game won by Carthage, 12-0. The second meeting took place seven years later, on Sept, 26, 1903, in Carthage, Ill., and the Bombers bombed the Red Men, 60-0.
| Mt. Pleasant High School | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carthage shut out Mount Pleasant High School, 20-0, on Nov. 26, 1896 in Carthage, Ill.
| Quincy Athletic Association | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carthage's second varsity football game was played at home against the Quincy Athletic Association on Nov. 28, 1895, a game won by the Red Men, 18-0. The Red Men played the Quincy club again the following year and defeated them, 8-0, on Nov. 21, 1896.
Carthage's first-ever varsity football game was played at Quincy High School on Nov. 23, 1895. The Red Men, coached by Ralph McKee, defeated the Blue Devils, 10-0.
Last updated on Nov. 17, 2014
