1949 Wheaton Crusaders football team

1949 Wheaton Crusaders football
CCI co-champion
ConferenceCollege Conference of Illinois
Record8–2 (5–0 CCI)
Head coach
Captains
  • Don Brinks
  • Wendy Loveless
Home stadiumLawson Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wheaton (IL) + 5 0 0 8 2 0
Augustana (IL) + 5 0 0 6 2 0
Lake Forest 3 2 0 3 5 0
Illinois Wesleyan 2 2 0 4 5 0
Millikin 2 2 1 2 5 1
North Central (IL) 2 3 1 3 4 1
Illinois College 1 2 1 4 3 1
Carthage 1 4 1 2 6 1
Elmhurst 0 6 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1949 Wheaton Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented Wheaton College as a member of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) during the 1949 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Harvey Chrouser, the Crusaders compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, sharing the CCI title with Augustana.[1][2] Wheaton was invited to the Corn Bowl, where the Crusaders lost to Western Illinois. Don Brinks and Wendy Loveless were the team's captains.[3] Wheaton played home games at Lawson Field i Wheaton, Illinois.

  1. ^ "College Standings Little Nine". The Decatur Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 14, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "CCIW Football History" (PDF). College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wheaton Football Year-By-Year Records". Wheaton College. Retrieved March 28, 2024.