1937 Roanoke Maroons football team

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.

1937 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Maher Field
1937 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at VPI
L 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 Catawba
L 19–32[5]
October 22at Apprentice
L 0–7[6]
October 29Newberry
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 6–0[7]
November 6Emory and Henry
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 22–71,500[8]
November 13at SusquehannaSelinsgrove, PAW 14–7[9]
November 25at King
W 9–0[10]
  • 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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