Wheaton, Ill. – The Wheaton football team has earned recognition from a national college football preseason publication. The Thunder football program is ranked ninth in the 2024 Lindy's Sports college football preseason magazine. Wheaton earns the rankings following a 2023 season in which the program posted a 10-2 record and earned selection to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the 14th time in program history and the 13th time since 2002.

Lindy's listed Wheaton's October 5 Homecoming Game against North Central as one of five games to watch in Division III in the 2024 season.

The Thunder open the 2024 season at UW-Oshkosh in a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against the Titans. The home and CCIW opener for Wheaton will be against Augustana on September 21 at McCully Stadium in a 6:00 p.m. kickoff against the Vikings.