The 1962 Carthage Redmen football team was an

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team that represented

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, as a member of the

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(CCI) during the

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. In their eighth season under head coach

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, the Redmen compiled a perfect 8–0 record (7–0 against CCI opponents), won the CCI championshipand outscored opponents by a total of 303 to 138. Fullback Ervin Olson received honorable metion on the

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. He was also selected as the most valable player in the CCI. Nine Carthage players were chosen as first-team players on one or both of the 1962 All-CCI and NAIA All-District 20 football teams: fullback Erv Olson (both); halfback Jim Payne (both); quarterback Larry Rinehold (CCI); offensive end Pat Schrader (both); offensive and defensive tackle John Gavurnik (both); offensive tackle and linebacker Gene Schrader (both); defensive end Dave Fink (both); middle guard Dick Snyder (District 20); and linebacker Gary Achepohl (CCI). During the 1962 season, the college was in the process of moving its campus from

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, to

. The team played its first three home games in Carthage and played its final home game in Kenosha.

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