1958 Wheaton Crusaders football team
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| 1958 Wheaton Crusaders football | |
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CCI champion | |
| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 8–0 (7–0 CCI) |
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| Captain | Bob Bakke, Bill Hoppel |
| Home stadium | McCully Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheaton (IL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carroll (WI) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Central (IL) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millikin | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elmhurst | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Harvey Chrouser, the Crusaders compiled a perfect 8–0 record (7–0 in conference games), won the CCI championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 357 to 70.[1][2] It was Wheaton's seventh consecutive CCI championship.[3]
The team led the country's small colleges in total offense with an average of 466 yards per game.[4] It also set a single-game CCI record by scoring 90 points on 12 touchdowns against Elmhurst. The prior record was 81 points by both teams.[5]
Senior quarterback Bruce Anderson was selected as Wheaton's most valuable player. He set a new Wheaton record by completing 33 of 58 passes for 638 yards and nine touchowns.[6][7] Senior tackle Bob Bakke was selected as a first-team player on the 1958 Little All-America college football team.[8]
Wheaton players were selected by the conference coaches to fill ten spots on the first team of the 1958 All-CCI football team: Don Branda (halfback on offense, defense at back); fullback Steve Murray; end (offense) Dick Foushee; guard (offense) Al Seeland; tackle (offense) Dick Plaep; end (defense) Bill Hoppel; tackle (defense) Bob Bakke; linebacker Skippy Meier; and back Bruce Whipple (defense).[9]
Bob Bakke and Bill Hoppel were Wheaton's co-captains.[10]
The team played its home games at McCully Field in Wheaton, Illinois.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 40–20 | [11] | |||
| September 27 | Lake Forest |
| W 48–0 | [12] | |||
| October 4 | at Augustana (IL) | Rock Island, IL | W 67–12 | [13][14] | |||
| October 11 | Elmhurst |
| W 90–6 | [15] | |||
| October 18 | at Millikin |
| W 26–0 | [16] | |||
| October 25 | at Carroll (WI) | Waukesha, WI | W 16–12 | [17] | |||
| November 1 | North Central (IL) |
| W 33–6 | 6,500 | [18] | ||
| November 8 | at Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, IL | W 37–14 | [19] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1958 Football Schedule". Wheaton College. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "1958 Football team". Wheaton College. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Eastern Wins Over Normal In IIAC Action". The Daily Journal-Gazette and Commercial-Star. November 10, 1958. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Young's Yarns". The Pantagraph. November 9, 1958. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wheaton Sets Three CCI Marks in 90-6 Romp Over Elmhurst". The Decatur Daily Review. October 13, 1958. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruce Anderson Named MVP At Wheaton". The Paxton Record. November 27, 1958. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Anderson Is Honored at Wheaton". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1958. p. F3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Palvino Wins 2d Team Spot On AP's Little All-America". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 3, 1958. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ten Wheaton Players Make C.C.I. Team". Chicago Tribune. November 20, 1958. p. 5G – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "See Wheaton as Power Again". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1958. p. F3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Bretag (September 22, 1958). "Wheaton Powers Its Way to 40-20 Win Over Huskies". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wheaton Rips Foresters In 1st CCI Loop Game". Moline Dispatch. September 29, 1958. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ron Janecke (October 6, 1958). "Wheaton Power Grinds Augie, 67-12: Worst Loss In 31 Years For Vikings". The Rock Island Argus. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Augustana Routed". Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1958. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wheaton Rips Elmhurst, 90-6, Shares CCI Lead". Moline Dispatch. October 13, 1958. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Forrest R. Kyle (October 19, 1958). "Wheaton Beats Millikin, 26-0: Crusaders Pull Away in Second Half". Decatur Herald and Review. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wheaton Rallies to Beat Carroll, 16-12". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1958. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wheaton Rolls Past North Central, 33-6". The Pantagraph. November 2, 1958. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated Wheaton Smothers Wesleyan To Bag CCI Crown". The Pantagraph. November 9, 1958. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.