1920 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team

1920 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record3–2 (2–1 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnkeny Field
1920 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington State $3–0–05–1–0
Oregon1–0–13–2–1
Whitman2–1–03–2–0
Idaho2–2–04–2–0
Oregon Agricultural0–1–12–2–2
Willamette0–1–03–1–1
Montana0–3–04–3–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1920 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach Vincent Borleske, the Fighting Missionaries compiled an overall record of 3–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Northwest Conference. Whitman played home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9at Washington*
L 14–334,916[1]
October 23at College of Idaho*Caldwell, IDW 21–14[2]
October 30Idaho
L 7–21[3]
November 6Montana
  • Ankeny Field
  • Walla Walla, WA
W 13–7[4]
November 24at Willamette
W 7–01,800[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "U. of W. beats Whitman". The Sunday Oregonian. October 10, 1920. Retrieved June 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Whitman beats Caldwell team". The Idaho Statesman. October 24, 1920. Retrieved June 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Idaho wins from Whitman". The Spokesman-Review. October 31, 1920. Retrieved June 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Missionaries best Montana Grizzlies". The Miles City Daily Star. November 7, 1920. Retrieved June 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Locals lead yardage but lose contest; Whitman scores touchdown against Willamette in first ten minutes". The Oregon Statesman. November 25, 1920. Retrieved June 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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