1923 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team

1923 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record1–5 (1–3 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1923 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 6 0 0 10 1 1
Idaho 3 0 1 5 2 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 2 1 4 5 2
Oregon 3 3 1 3 4 1
Washington State 2 2 1 2 4 1
Pacific (OR) 2 3 0 6 3 0
1 3 0 1 5 0
Montana 1 4 0 4 4 0
Willamette 0 3 0 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1923 college football season. Under eighth-year head coach Vincent Borleske, the Fighting Missionaries compiled an overall record of 1–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Northwest Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Utah*
L 0–16[1]
October 13at WashingtonL 0–196,162[2]
October 19vs. OregonL 0–21[3]
November 3at MontanaL 7–16[4]
November 10at Willamette
W 10–02,500[5]
November 17at Gonzaga*L 0–53[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Crimson wins over Whitman in rain storm". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 7, 1923. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Slow Washington defeats Whitman". The Sunday Oregonian. October 14, 1923. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oregon defeats Whitman 21 to 0". East Oregonian. October 20, 1923. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bruins trample on Whitman team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 5, 1923. p. 16. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Whitman wins over WU team". The Oregon Statesman. November 11, 1923. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga swamps Whitman, 53 to 0". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 18, 1923. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Football". The Waiilatpu. Whitman College. 1924. pp. 78–84. Retrieved June 18, 2025.