Photo archive · 9 decades · 98 photographs

Wheaton Over the Decades

Wheaton football in pictures, from the wartime gridders of the 1940s to the Thunder of today. Pick a decade to open its gallery.

Norbeck carries against Macomb, 1946 Tower 1940s 19 photos · 47-26-8
1943–1946 · 10 seasons

Harve Chrouser, Albert Graf, Carl DeVries · 1 CCIW title

Football section, p. 95, 1958 Tower yearbook 1950s 9 photos · 69-12-3
1958 · 10 seasons

Harve Chrouser · 8 CCIW titles

The game and the stands at McCully, 1969 1960s 12 photos · 48-40-1
1960–1969 · 10 seasons

Harve Chrouser, Jack Swartz, Mal Pearson

Football section, p. 160, 1975 Tower yearbook 1970s 4 photos · 32-57-1
1975 · 10 seasons

Mal Pearson, Gary Taylor, Dewey King

Game action, 1986 Tower yearbook, p. 178 (full scan) 1980s 5 photos · 47-43
1986 · 10 seasons

C. Schimmels, Jim Rexilius, J.R. Bishop

J.R. Bishop on the sideline 1990s 3 photos · 66-29-1
1990 · 10 seasons

J.R. Bishop, Mike Swider · 1 CCIW title

The 2009 Thunder 2000s 14 photos · 89-24
2000–2009 · 10 seasons

Mike Swider · 5 CCIW titles

The team with the Little Brass Bell, 2015 2010s 15 photos · 95-17
2010–2019 · 10 seasons

Mike Swider · 4 CCIW titles

NCAA playoffs vs. Bethel, 2022 2020s 17 photos · 48-12
2022–2025 · 5 seasons

Jesse Scott

Photographs are gathered from the Tower yearbooks, the Wheaton College Archives, Wheaton College Athletics and Wikimedia Commons; each photo lists its source. Older yearbook pages are low-resolution previews for now.