1939 Roanoke Maroons football team

1939 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1939 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   7 – 0 – 1
Catholic University   –   8 – 1 – 1
Hardin–Simmons   –   7 – 1 – 1
George Washington   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   4 – 4 – 2
  –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware State   –   2 – 2 – 0
William & Mary Norfolk   –   4 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   2 – 6 – 1
Western Maryland   –   1 – 6 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 7 – 0
East Carolina   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1939 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 4–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Lenoir–Rhyne
L 0–13[1]
September 23at VMI
L 0–412,000[2]
October 2Concord State
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 12–141,500[3]
October 7at Georgetown
L 0–2510,000[4]
October 21Randolph–Macondagger
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 20–62,000[5]
October 28Dickinson
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 13–0[6]
November 10at Apprentice
W 31–02,000[7]
November 17at Catawba
W 12–71,500[8]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Lenoir defeats Roanoke, 13 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. September 17, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. trounces Roanoke, 41–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 24, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Concord rallies to beat Roanoke College, 14–12". The Roanoke World-News. October 3, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Burton Hawkins (October 8, 1939). "Georgetown, George Washington and Catholic U. easily win games here: Roanoke is drubbed by Hoyas, 25–0". The Sunday Star. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maroons win first victory of year defeating Randolph–Macon 20 to 6". The Lynchburg News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke tops Dickinson by 13–0 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 29, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Apprentice eleven routed by Roanoke College, 31 to 0". Daily Press. November 11, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Roanoke College ends season by beating Catawba, 12–7". The Roanoke Times. November 18, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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