1921 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team
| 1921 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football | |
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Northwest Conference champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 4–2 (3–0 Northwest) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ben Comrada |
| Home stadium | Ankeny Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willamette | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1921 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1921 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vincent Borleske, the Fighting Missionaries compiled an overall record of 4–2 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the Northwest Conference.[1] Ben Comrada, a graduate of Ballard High School in Seattle, played at tackle and was the team captain.[2] Whitman played home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Multnomah Athletic Club* | L 6–13 | 3,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 8 | at Washington* | L 0–7 | 6,760 | [5][6] | ||
| October 22 | College of Idaho* |
| W 17–13 | [7][8] | ||
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Montana | W 14–6 | 2,300 | [9][10] | |
| November 11 | Willamette |
| W 25–0 | [11][12] | ||
| November 24 | Idaho |
| W 14–3 | [13][14][15] | ||
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References
- ^ "Whitman College Leads Conference Football Record". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. November 27, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ballard Grad Leads Whitman". The Seattle Star. Seattle, Washington. September 5, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1921 Football Year Opens Here Today". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 1, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Sharp, Dick (October 2, 1921). "Clubmen Trounce Whitman 13 To 6". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. pp. 1, 4 (section 2). Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Rivers, Edwin B. (October 10, 1921). "Greatly Improved Varsity Outplays Whitman Eleven". Seattle Union Record. Seattle, Washington. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Whitman Primed For Idaho". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 22, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Whitman Victor, 17–13". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 23, 1921. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Whitman Beef Meets Bruins' Speed Today". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. October 29, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Grizzlies Go Down Before Whitman In Hair Raising Game". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. October 30, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Homecoming At Whitman". Great Falls Leader. Great Falls, Montana. November 12, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Whitman Puts Victory Over On Willamette". San Francisco Examiner. Walla Walla, Washington. November 12, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "To Finish Season". The Everett Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. November 24, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Whitman Defeats Idaho". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. November 25, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Whitman eleven defeats Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 25, 1921. p. 23.
- ^ "Football". Waiilatpu. XI. Walla Walla, Washington: Junior Class of Whitman College: 72–81. May 1922. Retrieved December 5, 2024.