Whitman Fighting Missionaries football, 1910–1919

Whitman Fighting Missionaries football, 1910–1919 encompassed the third decade of college football at Whitman College. The team competed as a member of the Northwest Conference and played its home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington. Whitman disbanded its football program in February 1977 after they complied a record of 191–325–19 since their first season in 1892.[1]

George McCaa served as head coach for the 1910 season and led Whitman to a record of 2–4. The squad won a pair against local high schools, but then lost their final four games against conference opponents. In March 1911, Archie Hahn was hired as head coach and he served in this position from the 1911–1914 seasons. During his tenure, Hahn led Whitman to a record of 4–14, including a winless season in 1914. Vincent Borleske was hired as head coach in 1915 to succeed Hahn, and he served in this position through the 1946 season. With the exception of the canceled 1918 season, from 1915 to 1919, Borleske complied a record of 3–16–2. In 1919, Whitman had a 120 point loss against Washington for the largest defeat in program history.

1910

1910 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record2–4 (0–4 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1910 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Oregon 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 1
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Washington State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Whitman 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1910 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1910 college football season. Under first-year head coach George McCaa, Whitman finished with a record of 2–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

In July 1910, McCaa was hired as head coach at Whitman. This was the first season he served as a coach after he completed his career with Lafayette in 1909.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Pendleton High School (OR)*
W 35–0[3]
October 14Waitsburg High School (WA)*
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
W 39–0[4][5]
October 22at Washington
L 8–124,500[6]
November 5at Oregon Agricultural
L 0–9[7]
November 11Idaho
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
L 0–5[8][9]
November 24Washington State
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
L 0–81,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

1911

1911 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record1–4 (0–4 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1911 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Oregon 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Washington State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Idaho 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Whitman 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1911 college football season. Under first-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 1–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

In March 1911, Hahn was hired as coach and athletic director at Whitman.[11]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Pendleton High School (OR)*
W 57–0[12]
November 4at Oregon
L 5–8[13]
November 11at IdahoMoscow, IDL 0–5[14]
November 18vs. Washington State
L 0–11[15]
November 30Oregon Agricultural
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
L 3–5[16]
  • *Non-conference game

1912

1912 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record2–2 (2–2 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1912 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Whitman 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Oregon 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Washington State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1912 college football season. Under second-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 2–2, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play for a second place tie in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 19Oregon
W 20–0[17][18]
November 9vs. Washington State
W 30–0[19]
November 16at Oregon Agricultural
L 3–202,500[20]
November 28Idaho
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
L 6–13[21]

1913

1913 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record1–4 (0–4 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1913 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 2 – 3
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Oregon 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Washington State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Whitman 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1913 college football season. Under third-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 1–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 18Oregon Agricultural
L 3–29[22]
November 1at Washington
L 6–404,000[23]
November 8at Washington State
L 0–23[24]
November 15IdahoMoscow, IDL 3–29[25]
November 27Montana*
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
W 35–0[26]
  • *Non-conference game

1914

1914 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record0–4 (0–4 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1914 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 0 – 2 7 – 0 – 2
Oregon 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Washington State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Idaho 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Whitman 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1914 college football season. Under fourth-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 0–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10at Oregon
L 3–29[27]
October 24at Washington
L 7–283,000[28]
October 31at Gonzaga*Spokane, WACanceled [29]
November 14vs. Washington State
  • Recreation Park
  • Spokane, WA
L 6–71,500[30]
November 26Idaho
L 0–7[31]
  • *Non-conference game

1915

1915 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record1–5–1 (0–4–1 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1915 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State ^ + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Washington + 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 4 – 1
Whitman 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1915 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. Under first-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 1–5–1, with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

In February 1915, Borleske was hired as head coach at Whitman. Prior to being hired as head coach, Borleske attended Whitman and played for the Missionaries from 1907–1909 and served as head coach at Broadway High School in Seattle and Lincoln High School in Portland.[32]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25The Dalles High School (OR)*
W 13–0[33]
October 2Multnomah Athletic Club*
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
L 0–6[34]
October 9at Oregon Agricultural
L 7–34[35]
October 23Oregon
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
L 0–21[36]
October 30at Washington
L 0–273,000[37]
November 13at Washington State
L 0–17[38][39]
November 25at Idaho
T 0–0[40][41]
  • *Non-conference game

1916

1916 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record1–5 (1–3 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1916 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington + 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Oregon + 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Whitman 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1916 college football season. Under second-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 1–5, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play for fifth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20Idaho
W 26–14[42]
October 28at Washington
L 6–373,000[43]
November 4at Oregon Agricultural
L 0–23[44]
November 11at Montana*
L 0–17[45]
November 18at Multnomah Athletic Club*
L 0–6500[46]
November 30Washington State
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
L 0–46[47]
  • *Non-conference game

1917

1917 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record1–4 (0–3 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1917 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Washington 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
Oregon 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Idaho 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Whitman 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1917 college football season. Under third-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 1–4, with a mark of 0–3 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20at Washington
L 6–142,000[48][49]
October 27at Washington State
L 0–19[50]
November 3Montana
W 14–3[51]
November 10at Idaho
L 0–16[52]
November 29at Gonzaga*Spokane, WAL 6–7[53]
  • *Non-conference game

1918

Whitman did not field a team for the 1918 college football season due to the impacts of World War I.[54]

1919

1919 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record0–2–1 (0–0–1 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1919 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Oregon 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Idaho 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Montana 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 2
Whitman 0 – 0 – 1 0 – 2 – 1

The 1919 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1919 college football season. Under fourth-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 0–2–1, with a mark of 0–0–1 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 25at Washington*
L 0–1205,000[55]
November 1at Montana
T 6–6[56]
November 8Gonzaga*
L 0–38[57]
  • *Non-conference game

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