Harvey Chrouser

Harvey C. Chrouser
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born August 7, 1912
Stratord, Wisconsin
Died April 21, 2002 (aged 89)
Winfield, Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1939
1940–1941
1946–1960		 Sterling
Wheaton
Wheaton
Head coaching record
Overall 116–47–10(.699)

Statistics

Harvey C. Chrouser was an American football coach and athletic director in the United States.

Coaching career

Sterling

Chrouser was the head college football coach for the Sterling Warriors located in Sterling, Kansas. He held that position for 5 seasons, from 1935 until 1939.[1] His coaching record at Sterling was 17 wins, 21 losses and 6 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2012 season, this ranks him #7 at Sterling in total wins and #13 at the school in winning percentage (.455).[2][3]

Wheaton

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.[4]

Chrouser was the 11th and then later the 14th head coach for the Thunder. The break in his head coaching puts him on the list of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure. 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 wins, 34 losses, and 8 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2012 season, this ranks him #2 at Wheaton in total wins and #3 at the school in winning percentage (.740).[5][6]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NCAA College Division#
Sterling College (Kansas) (Independent) (1935–1939)
1935 Sterling (KS) 0–3
1936 Sterling (KS) 0–2
1937 Sterling (KS) 0–5
1938 Sterling (KS) 7–1
1939 Sterling (KS) 5–2–2
Sterling (KS): 12–13–2 0–0
Wheaton Thunder (Illinois Intercollege Conference) (1940–1941)
1940 Wheaton (IL) 1–6–1
1941 Wheaton (IL) 3–5–2
Wheaton (IL): 4–11–3 0–0
Wheaton Thunder (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1946–1960)
1946 Wheaton (IL) 6–2
1947 Wheaton (IL) 7–1–1
1948 Wheaton (IL) 6–2
1949 Wheaton (IL) 8–2 L Corn Bowl
1950 Wheaton (IL) 7–2
1951 Wheaton (IL) 6–2
1952 Wheaton (IL) 7–1
1953 Wheaton (IL) 8–1
1954 Wheaton (IL) 6–2
1955 Wheaton (IL) 6–1–1
1956 Wheaton (IL) 7–1
1957 Wheaton (IL) 8–1
1958 Wheaton (IL) 8–0
1959 Wheaton (IL) 6–1–2
1960 Wheaton (IL) 4–4–1
Wheaton (IL): 100–23–5 0–0
Total: 116–47–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Table statistics[3][7]

References

  1. ↑ Shafer, Ian. "Sterling College (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Sterling College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Football Media Guide". Sterling Warriors. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ Trebe, Patricia (April 24, 2002). "Harvey C. Chrouser, 89--Wheaton College athletic director". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Wheaton Thunder Recods By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Football year-by-year results". Wheaton Thunder. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Harvey Chrouser Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 16, 2012.