W. S. Borland
 W. S. Borland in 1898 edition of Allegheny College's Kaldron yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1878 Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1959 (aged 81) Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1901–1903 | LSU |
| Baseball | |
| 1902–1903 | LSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–7 (football) 10–11–1 (baseball) |
Walter Siverly Borland (sometimes spelled Boreland) (February 1, 1878[1] – November 22, 1959) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Louisiana State University from 1901 to 1903, compiling a record of 15–7.[2] Borland was also the head coach of the LSU baseball team from 1902 to 1903, tallying a mark of 10–11–1.[citation needed] Borland was a graduate of Allegheny College in 1900. While at Allegheny College, he was captain of the baseball team and sophomore class president in 1898. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Allegheny College. He died in 1959 and was buried in Oil City, Pennsylvania.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1901–1903) | |||||||||
| 1901 | LSU | 5–1 | 2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1902 | LSU | 6–1 | 5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1903 | LSU | 4–5 | 0–5 | 17th | |||||
| LSU: | 15–7 | 7–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–7 | ||||||||
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902–1903) | |||||||||
| 1902 | LSU | 6–6–1 | |||||||
| 1903 | LSU | 4–5 | |||||||
| LSU: | 10–11–1 (.477) | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–11–1 (.477) | ||||||||
References
- ^ White, J.T. (1967). The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time. Vol. 48. University Microfilms. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "LSU Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 107. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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