1921 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team

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.

1921 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
Northwest Conference champion
Conference	Northwest Conference
Record	4–2 (3–0 Northwest)
Head coach	Vincent Borleske (6th season)
Captain	Ben Comrada
Home stadium	Ankeny Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at Multnomah Athletic Club*	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	L 6–13	3,000	[3][4]
October 8		at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–7	6,760	[5][6]
October 22		College of Idaho*	Ankeny Field Walla Walla, WA	W 17–13		[7][8]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 14–6	2,300	[9][10]
November 11		Willamette	Ankeny Field Walla Walla, WA	W 25–0		[11][12]
November 24		Idaho	Ankeny Field Walla Walla, WA	W 14–3		[13][14][15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time Source: [16]

References

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 .
2. "Ballard Grad Leads Whitman". The Seattle Star. Seattle, Washington. September 5, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "1921 Football Year Opens Here Today". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 1, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
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 .
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 .
8. "Whitman Victor, 17–13". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 23, 1921. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Whitman Beef Meets Bruins' Speed Today". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. October 29, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
11. "Homecoming At Whitman". Great Falls Leader. Great Falls, Montana. November 12, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
13. "To Finish Season". The Everett Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. November 24, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Whitman Defeats Idaho". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. November 25, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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.