Alfred G. Wheeler
Alfred George Wheeler (March 2, 1899 – June 16, 1982) was an American football and 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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1899 Oberlin, Ohio |
| Died | June 16, 1982 (aged 83) North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Columbia |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1918–1921 | Oberlin |
| Basketball | |
| 1918–1922 | Oberlin |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1926 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 1927–1928 | Amherst (assistant) |
| 1929–1931 | Amherst |
| 1938–1960 | Peru State |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1932 | Amherst |
| 1938–1946 | Peru State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 140–65–15 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 NIAA (1939–1940) 4 NCC (1951–1953, 1960) | |
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 | |||||||||
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References
- "Alfred Wheeler". Peru State College. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Record Book". Amherst College. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Peru State College. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Alfred G. Wheeler". Oberlin College. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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