1940 Roanoke Maroons football team

1940 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
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 VMI
L 0–334,500[1]
September 28at Georgetown
L 0–66[2]
October 4at Lenoir–Rhyne
L 13–19[3]
October 12Concord State
L 14–262,000[4]
October 26at Dickinson
L 0–62,700[5]
November 2King
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 20–13[6]
November 8at Apprentice
W 22–18[7]
November 16Catawba
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 6–13[8]

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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