Alfred G. Wheeler

Alfred G. Wheeler
Biographical details
Born(1899-03-02)March 2, 1899
Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 1982(1982-06-16) (aged 83)
North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materColumbia
Playing career
Football
1918–1921Oberlin
Basketball
1918–1922Oberlin
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1926Iowa State (assistant)
1927–1928Amherst (assistant)
1929–1931Amherst
1938–1960Peru State
Basketball
1927–1932Amherst
1938–1946Peru State
Head coaching record
Overall140–65–15 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 NIAA (1939–1940)
4 NCC (1951–1953, 1960)

Alfred George Wheeler (March 2, 1899 – June 16, 1982) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football and men's basketball coach at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts,[2] before serving in the same roles at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska[3]

As a college athlete at Oberlin College, he quarterbacked his team to a 1921 victory over Ohio State.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Amherst Lord Jeffs (Little Three) (1929–1931)
1929 Amherst 5–2–1 1–1
1930 Amherst 4–2–2 0–1–1
1931 Amherst 2–5 0–2 3rd
Amherst: 11–9–3 1–4–1
Peru State Bobcats (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1942)
1938 Peru State 1–7 0–2 T–3rd
1939 Peru State 7–1–1 3–0 1st
1940 Peru State 7–0–2 2–0–1 1st
1941 Peru State 4–3–1 1–1–1 T–2nd
1942 Peru State 6–2–1 1–1–1 T–2nd
Peru State Bobcats (Nebraska College Conference) (1943–1960)
1943 Peru State 3–3–2
1944 Peru State 2–5
1945 Peru State 4–1–1
1946 Peru State 4–4–1 4–3–1 4th
1947 Peru State 3–4–2 3–3–2 6th
1948 Peru State 4–4 3–3 T–5th
1949 Peru State 4–5 2–5 7th
1950 Peru State 7–2 5–2 T–2nd
1951 Peru State 8–2 6–1 T–1st
1952 Peru State 10–0 7–0 1st
1953 Peru State 8–0 6–0 1st
1954 Peru State 7–2 5–2 2nd
1955 Peru State 7–2 5–2 3rd
1956 Peru State 6–3 5–2 3rd
1957 Peru State 7–2 6–1 2nd
1958 Peru State 7–1 6–1 3rd
1959 Peru State 7–1 6–1 2nd
1960 Peru State 6–2–1 5–1 1st
Peru State: 129–56–12
Total: 140–65–15
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Alfred Wheeler". Peru State College. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Record Book". Amherst College. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Peru State College. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alfred G. Wheeler". Oberlin College. Retrieved December 2, 2018.