Walter Siverly Borland (''sometimes spelled Boreland'') (February 1, 1878 – November 22, 1959) was an American

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and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

from 1901 to 1903, compiling a record of 15–7. Borland was also the head coach of the LSU baseball team from 1902 to 1903, tallying a mark of 10–11–1. Borland was a graduate of

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

in 1900. While at Allegheny College, he was captain of the baseball team and sophomore class president in 1898. He was a member of

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fraternity at

. He died in 1959 and was buried in

Oil City, Pennsylvania Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania known for its prominence in the initial exploration and development of the petroleum industry. It is located at a bend in the Allegheny River at the mouth of Oil Creek. Initial settlement of Oi ...

Head coaching record

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* 1878 births 1959 deaths LSU Tigers football coaches LSU Tigers baseball coaches Allegheny College alumni People from Oil City, Pennsylvania Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania Baseball coaches from Pennsylvania {{1900s-collegefootball-coach-stub