1938 Roanoke Maroons football team

The 1938 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1938 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–2–3.

1938 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 2 0
Roanoke     5 2 3
Western Maryland     5 2 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
George Washington     5 4 0
Navy     4 3 2
Virginia     4 4 1
West Virginia     4 5 1
Loyola (LA)     4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 5 1
Delaware     3 5 0
Delaware State     1 2 0
Oglethorpe     2 8 0
Oklahoma City     2 8 0
East Carolina     1 6 1
Jacksonville State     1 6 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Newberry
W 13–7[1]
September 24Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
T 12–12[2]
October 1Catawba
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
T 6–6[3]
October 8at GeorgetownL 6–335,000[4]
October 14Concord State
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 26–7[5]
October 22at RichmondW 13–6[6]
October 29Randolph–Macon
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 28–03,500[7]
November 11at Apprentice
W 13–05,000[8]
November 19at VMI
L 0–63,000[9]
November 24at KingT 0–0[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Roanoke College defeats Newberry's Indians, 13–7". The Greenville News. September 18, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Roanoke and Lenoir–Rhyne play to 12–12 tie". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Roanoke is tied by Catawba, 6–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 2, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Burton Hawkins (October 9, 1938). "Georgetown with fourth-quarter surge crushes Roanoke, 33–6". The Sunday Star. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roanoke wins, 26–7". The Roanoke World-News. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke scores upset in over Richmond, 13 to 6". Daily Press. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Roanoke downs Randolph–Macon". The Lynchburg News. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Shipbuilders beaten, 13 to 0, by Roanoke in last home tilt". Daily Press. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "V.M.I. Cadet's beat Roanoke College gridders by 6–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "King and Roanoke in scoreless tie here tilt". The Bristol News Bulletin. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.