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Whitman Fighting Missionaries football, 1910–1919

Whitman Fighting Missionaries football, 1910–1919 encompassed the third decade of college football at Whitman College. The team competed as a member of the Northwest Conference and played its home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington. Whitman disbanded its football program in February 1977 after they compiled a record of 191–325–19 since their first season in 1892.

George McCaa served as head coach for the 1910 season and led Whitman to a record of 2–4. The squad won a pair against local high schools, but then lost their final four games against conference opponents. In March 1911, Archie Hahn was hired as head coach and he served in this position from the 1911–1914 seasons. During his tenure, Hahn led Whitman to a record of 4–14, including a winless season in 1914. Vincent Borleske was hired as head coach in 1915 to succeed Hahn, and he served in this position through the 1946 season. With the exception of the canceled 1918 season, from 1915 to 1919, Borleske compiled a record of 3–16–2. In 1919, Whitman had a 120 point loss against Washington for the largest defeat in program history.

1910

The 1910 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1910 college football season. Under first-year head coach George McCaa, Whitman finished with a record of 2–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

In July 1910, McCaa was hired as head coach at Whitman. This was the first season he served as a coach after he completed his career with Lafayette in 1909.

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1911

The 1911 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1911 college football season. Under first-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 1–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

In March 1911, Hahn was hired as coach and athletic director at Whitman.

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1912

The 1912 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1912 college football season. Under second-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 2–2, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play for a second place tie in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

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1913

The 1913 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1913 college football season. Under third-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 1–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

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1914

The 1914 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1914 college football season. Under fourth-year head coach Archie Hahn, Whitman finished with a record of 0–4, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

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1915

The 1915 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. Under first-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 1–5–1, with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

In February 1915, Borleske was hired as head coach at Whitman. Prior to being hired as head coach, Borleske attended Whitman and played for the Missionaries from 1907–1909 and served as head coach at Broadway High School in Seattle and Lincoln High School in Portland.

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1916

The 1916 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1916 college football season. Under second-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 1–5, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play for fifth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

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1917

The 1917 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1917 college football season. Under third-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 1–4, with a mark of 0–3 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

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1918

Whitman did not field a team for the 1918 college football season due to the impacts of World War I.

1919

The 1919 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1919 college football season. Under fourth-year head coach Vincent Borleske, Whitman finished with a record of 0–2–1, with a mark of 0–0–1 in conference play for sixth place in the Northwest. Whitman played their home games at Ankeny Field in Walla Walla, Washington.

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