Harvey Chrouser
Harvey C. Chrouser (August 7, 1912 – April 21, 2002) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas from 1935 to 1939 and two stints as the head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, from 1940 to 1941 and 1946 to 1960, compiling a career head coaching record of 121–55–14.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1912 Stratford, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 2002 (aged 89) Winfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1935–1939 | Sterling |
| 1940–1941 | Wheaton (IL) |
| 1946–1960 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1940 | Sterling |
| 1951–? | Wheaton (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–55–14 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 9 CCI (1949–1950, 1953–1959) | |
Harvey C. Chrouser (August 7, 1912 – April 21, 2002) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas from 1935 to 1939 and two stints as the head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, from 1940 to 1941 and 1946 to 1960, compiling a career head coaching record of 121–55–14.
Coaching career
[edit]Sterling
[edit]Chrouser was the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas for five seasons, from 1935 to 1939, compiling a record of 17–21–6.[1]
Wheaton
[edit]After his work at Sterling, he moved to Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he served as athletic director. After a few years of starting at Wheaton, he took a break to serve in the United States Navy as a lieutenant commander under George Halas. Halas wanted him to come to the Chicago Bears as a coach, but Chrouser wanted to return to his work with youth.[2]
Chrouser was the 11th and then later the 14th head coach for the Thunder. He held that position for 17 seasons, from 1940 through 1941 and then again from 1946 until 1960. His coaching record at Wheaton was 104–34–8.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Warriors (Independent) (1935–1939) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Sterling | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Sterling | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| 1937 | Sterling | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | Sterling | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1939 | Sterling | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| Sterling: | 17–21–6 | ||||||||
| Wheaton Crusaders (Illinois College Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Wheaton | 1–6–1 | 0–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1941 | Wheaton | 3–5–2 | 0–2–1 | T–8th | |||||
| Wheaton Crusaders (College Conference of Illinois) (1946–1959) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Wheaton | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1947 | Wheaton | 7–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Wheaton | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 5–0 | T–1st | L Corn | ||||
| 1950 | Wheaton | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1951 | Wheaton | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Wheaton | 7–1 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Wheaton | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Wheaton | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Wheaton | 6–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Wheaton | 7–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Wheaton | 8–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1958 | Wheaton | 8–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1959 | Wheaton | 6–1–2 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Wheaton Crusaders (NAIA independent) (1960) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Wheaton | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Wheaton: | 104–34–8 | 68–10–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 121–55–14 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Sterling Warriors. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Trebe, Patricia (April 24, 2002). "Harvey C. Chrouser, 89--Wheaton College athletic director". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Football year-by-year results". Wheaton Thunder. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Harv C. Chrovser". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ^ "Wheaton Football Year-By-Year Records". Wheaton College. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
