| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1899-03-02)March 2, 1899 Oberlin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1982(1982-06-16) (aged 83) North Carolina, U.S. |
| 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) | |
Alfred George Wheeler (March 2, 1899 – June 16, 1982) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach. He served as the head football and men's basketball coach at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, before serving in the same roles at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska
As a college athlete at Oberlin College, he quarterbacked his team to a 1921 victory over Ohio State.
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
- "Alfred Wheeler". Peru State College. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Record Book". Amherst College. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. 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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