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1940 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
George Washington   –   5 – 3 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 3 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Virginia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 5 – 0
Roanoke   –   2 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 7 – 3
William & Mary Norfolk   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 2–6.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at VMIL 0–334,500
September 28at GeorgetownL 0–66
October 4at Lenoir–RhyneL 13–19
October 12Concord StateL 14–262,000
October 26at DickinsonL 0–62,700
November 2King
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 20–13
November 8at ApprenticeW 22–18
November 16Catawba
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 6–13

References

  1. "V.M.I. thumps Roanoke team by 33–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 1940. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgetown flashes backfield strength mauling Roanoke". The Sunday Star. September 29, 1940. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bears defeat Roanoke, 19–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1940. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Concord outscores Roanoke College, 26–14". The Roanoke Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dickinson beats Roanoke, 6 to 0". Sunday News. October 27, 1940. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Roanoke defeats King, 20–13". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "A's stage comeback, but lose to Roanoke, 22–18". Daily Press. November 9, 1940. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Roanoke College is beaten by Catawba". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1940. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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