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1937 Roanoke Maroons football team

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1937 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Maher Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at VPIL 7–274,000[1]
September 25Lenoir–Rhyne
W 13–0[2]
October 2Concord State
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 10–0[3]
October 9Richmond
L 13–22[4]
October 16at CatawbaL 19–32[5]
October 22at Apprentice
L 0–7[6]
October 29Newberry
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 6–0[7]
November 6Emory and Henrydagger
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 22–71,500[8]
November 13at SusquehannaSelinsgrove, PAW 14–7[9]
November 25at KingW 9–0[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  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.