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1937 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Maher Field
Seasons← 19361938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   8 – 0 – 1
West Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 1
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
William & Mary Norfolk   –   5 – 3 – 0
Roanoke   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 1
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 2
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Maryland   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   2 – 5 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   2 – 6 – 1
Virginia   –   2 – 7 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 9 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 9 – 0
Jacksonville State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1937 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 6–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at VPIL 7–274,000
September 25Lenoir–RhyneW 13–0
October 2Concord State
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 10–0
October 9RichmondL 13–22
October 16at CatawbaL 19–32
October 22at ApprenticeL 0–7
October 29Newberry
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 6–0
November 6Emory and Henry
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 22–71,500
November 13at SusquehannaSelinsgrove, PAW 14–7
November 25at KingW 9–0
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "V.P.I. again defeats Roanoke". The Roanoke Times. September 19, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Maroons score 13–0 triumph over Bears". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Roanoke defeats Concord, 10–0". The Roanoke Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Richmond, Roanoke in thrilling game". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 10, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Catawba downs Maroons, 32–19". The Roanoke World-News. October 18, 1937. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Roanoke loses to Apprentice eleven, 0–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 23, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Roanoke College defeats Newberry team, 6–0". The Roanoke Times. October 30, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Emory is defeated by Roanoke College, 22–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 7, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Roanoke hands Susquehanna sixth consecutive defeat". Allentown Morning Call. November 14, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Roanoke downs King by score of 9 to 0 in hard-fought battle". The Bristol News Bulletin. November 26, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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