1941 Roanoke Maroons football team

1941 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1941 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   7 – 0 – 1
Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Navy   –   7 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   3 – 4 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
  –   3 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 4 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1941 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 3–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Guilford
W 14–0[1]
October 3Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 13–16[2]
October 10Tusculum
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 7–0[3]
October 17at High Point
W 12–6[4]
October 24at Apprentice
L 7–263,900[5]
November 1at KingL 0–14[6][7]
November 8at Hampden–SydneyHampden-Sydney, VAL 2–194,000[8]
November 14Catawba
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 0–20500[9]

References

  1. ^ "Roanoke College downs Guilford, 14–0". The Roanoke World-News. September 27, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bears nip Roanoke 16 to 13". The Roanoke Times. October 4, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maroons defeat Tusculum, 7–0". The Roanoke World-News. October 11, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Roanoke grabs 12–6 win over High Point College". Greensboro Daily News. October 18, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Apprentice eleven routs Roanoke Maroons by 26–6 score". Daily Press. October 25, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "King gunning ror Roanoke College game". Bristol News Bulletin. Bristol, Virginia. October 31, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Thompson, Gene (November 2, 1941). "King scores smashing 14–0 victory over Roanoke". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 5. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Sprye stars as Tigers down Roanoke". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Catawba takes 20–0 win". The Salisbury Evening Post. November 15, 1942. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.