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1921 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team

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1921 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
Northwest Conference champion
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record4–2 (3–0 Northwest)
Head coach
CaptainBen Comrada
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitman $ 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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12:30 p.m.at Multnomah Athletic Club*L 6–133,000[3][4]
October 8at Washington*L 0–76,760[5][6]
October 22College of Idaho*
W 17–13[7][8]
October 292:00 p.m.at MontanaW 14–62,300[9][10]
November 11Willamettedagger
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
W 25–0[11][12]
November 24Idaho
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
W 14–3[13][14][15]

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References

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  1. ^ "Whitman College Leads Conference Football Record". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. November 27, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Ballard Grad Leads Whitman". The Seattle Star. Seattle, Washington. September 5, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "1921 Football Year Opens Here Today". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 1, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  5. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Whitman Primed For Idaho". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 22, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Whitman Victor, 17–13". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 23, 1921. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Whitman Beef Meets Bruins' Speed Today". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. October 29, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Homecoming At Whitman". Great Falls Leader. Great Falls, Montana. November 12, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Whitman Puts Victory Over On Willamette". San Francisco Examiner. Walla Walla, Washington. November 12, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "To Finish Season". The Everett Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. November 24, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Whitman Defeats Idaho". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. November 25, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Whitman eleven defeats Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 25, 1921. p. 23.
  16. ^ "Football". Waiilatpu. XI. Walla Walla, Washington: Junior Class of Whitman College: 72–81. May 1922. Retrieved December 5, 2024.