Wheaton over the decades · 1930–1939
The 1930s
Wheaton went 25-40-9 in the 1930s under 3 head coaches. Every season and all 63 games.
1930s record
25-40-9
.399 · 10 seasons
Games played
63
501–803 points · 9-19-5 home, 11-16-3 away
Head coaches
3
Vic Gustafson, Wendel Smith, Fred Walker
CCIW titles
0
none
No photograph of the 1930s is in the archive yet. The seasons and results below come from the college's own record. A team picture, a game programme or a yearbook page from these years would be the first — send one in.
1930s season by season
All 1930s seasons →| Year | Coach | Record | CCIW | Games | PF | PA | Honors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Vic Gustafson | 2-6 | 4 | 45 | 83 | partial log | Schedule · Season → | |
| 1931 | Vic Gustafson | 3-5 | 5 | 59 | 115 | partial log | Schedule · Season → | |
| 1932 | Vic Gustafson | 4-3 | 5 | 77 | 26 | partial log | Schedule · Season → | |
| 1933 | Vic Gustafson | 2-2-3 | 7 | 33 | 38 | Schedule · Season → | ||
| 1934 | Vic Gustafson | 1-5-1 | 7 | 19 | 132 | Schedule · Season → | ||
| 1935 | Wendel Smith | 2-5-1 | 7 | 44 | 81 | partial log | Schedule · Season → | |
| 1936 | Fred Walker | 3-2-2 | 7 | 50 | 51 | Schedule · Season → | ||
| 1937 | Fred Walker | 3-5 | 8 | 61 | 90 | Schedule · Season → | ||
| 1938 | Fred Walker | 3-3 | 6 | 53 | 76 | Schedule · Season → | ||
| 1939 | Fred Walker | 2-4-2 | 7 | 60 | 111 | partial log | Schedule · Season → |
Schedules and results
Full 1930s game log →Every game of the decade, year by year. Every date opens that game's page. Results come from the program's game log; box scores and recaps begin in 1997.
1930
2-6 · Vic Gustafson| Sep 20 | Monmouth College | L 6–32 |
| Oct 18 | Aurora University | W 25–6 |
| Oct 25 | at North Central College | L 0–26 |
| Nov 18 | at Valparaiso University | L 14–19 |
The full 1930 season → · some games of this season are missing from the log
1931
3-5 · Vic Gustafson| Oct 10 | Wartburg College | W 34–30 |
| Oct 17 | North Central College | L 7–26 |
| Oct 24 | Valparaiso University | L 0–39 |
| Oct 31 | at Northern Illinois University | L 0–20 |
| Nov 7 | at Aurora University | W 18–0 |
The full 1931 season → · some games of this season are missing from the log
1932
4-3 · Vic Gustafson| Sep 24 | at North Central College | L 6–7 |
| Oct 1 | Elmhurst University | W 7–0 |
| Oct 8 | Aurora University | W 58–6 |
| Oct 15 | at Lake Forest College | L 6–7 |
| Oct 22 | Northern Illinois University | L 0–6 |
The full 1932 season → · some games of this season are missing from the log
1933
2-2-3 · Vic Gustafson| Sep 16 | Northwestern University | T 0–0 |
| Sep 23 | Lake Forest College | L 0–7 |
| Sep 30 | at Aurora University | W 12–0 |
| Oct 7 | at Elmhurst University | T 6–6 |
| Oct 14 | North Central College | T 0–0 |
| Oct 21 | at Eureka College | W 15–0 |
| Oct 28 | at Northern Illinois University | L 0–25 |
1934
1-5-1 · Vic Gustafson| Sep 15 | Milwaukee | W 13–12 |
| Sep 22 | at Millikin University | L 0–41 |
| Sep 29 | at North Central College | L 0–53 |
| Oct 6 | Northern Illinois University | L 6–7 |
| Oct 13 | Elmhurst University | L 0–7 |
| Oct 20 | Eureka College | T 0–0 |
| Oct 27 | Northwestern University | L 0–12 |
1935
2-5-1 · Wendel Smith| Sep 28 | Adrian College | L 0–7 |
| Oct 5 | at Milwaukee | L 6–18 |
| Oct 12 | North Central College | L 0–16 |
| Oct 19 | at Elmhurst University | T 0–0 |
| Oct 26 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | L 13–20 |
| Nov 2 | at Northern Illinois University | L 13–20 |
| Nov 9 | at Eureka College | W 12–0 |
The full 1935 season → · some games of this season are missing from the log
1936
3-2-2 · Fred Walker| Sep 19 | at Adrian College | W 19–0 |
| Sep 26 | Eastern Illinois University | W 6–0 |
| Oct 3 | at North Central College | T 0–0 |
| Oct 10 | at Northern Illinois University | L 0–19 |
| Oct 17 | at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | L 0–19 |
| Oct 24 | at Elmhurst University | W 12–0 |
| Oct 31 | Eureka College | T 13–13 |
1937
3-5 · Fred Walker| Sep 18 | at Eastern Illinois University | W 7–6 |
| Sep 25 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | L 6–14 |
| Oct 2 | North Central College | L 7–12 |
| Oct 9 | at Northern Illinois University | L 0–7 |
| Oct 16 | at Elmhurst University | W 7–6 |
| Oct 23 | Illinois College | L 0–6 |
| Oct 30 | Millikin University | W 21–0 |
| Nov 6 | Carroll University | L 13–39 |
1938
3-3 · Fred Walker| Sep 17 | at Elmhurst University | W 13–7 |
| Sep 24 | at North Central College | W 7–6 |
| Oct 1 | Northern Illinois University | L 7–18 |
| Oct 8 | Carroll University | L 7–28 |
| Oct 15 | Millikin University | W 19–4 |
| Oct 22 | Illinois College | L 0–13 |
1939
2-4-2 · Fred Walker| Sep 16 | at St. Norbert College | L 0–33 |
| Sep 23 | Western Illinois University | W 14–7 |
| Sep 30 | at North Central College | L 13–20 |
| Oct 7 | Central College | L 13–18 |
| Oct 14 | Illinois College | T 0–0 |
| Oct 21 | at Carroll University | L 7–26 |
| Oct 28 | at Elmhurst University | W 13–7 |
The full 1939 season → · some games of this season are missing from the log