1939 Roanoke Maroons football team

The 1939 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 4–4.

1939 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1939 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown   –  7 –0 –1
Catholic University   –  8 –1 –1
Hardin–Simmons   –  7 –1 –1
George Washington   –  5 –3 –0
Virginia   –  5 –4 –0
Georgia Teachers   –  5 –5 –0
Oklahoma City   –  4 –4 –2
Roanoke   –  4 –4 –0
Delaware State   –  2 –2 –0
William & Mary Norfolk   –  4 –5 –0
Oglethorpe   –  3 –4 –1
Navy   –  3 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  2 –6 –1
Western Maryland   –  1 –6 –0
Delaware   –  1 –7 –0
East Carolina   –  0 –8 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Lenoir–Rhyne
L 0–13[1]
September 23at VMI
L 0–412,000[2]
October 2Concord State
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 12–141,500[3]
October 7at Georgetown
L 0–2510,000[4]
October 21Randolph–Macon
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 20–62,000[5]
October 28Dickinson
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 13–0[6]
November 10at Apprentice
W 31–02,000[7]
November 17at Catawba
W 12–71,500[8]
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "Lenoir defeats Roanoke, 13 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. September 17, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "V.M.I. trounces Roanoke, 41–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 24, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Concord rallies to beat Roanoke College, 14–12". The Roanoke World-News. October 3, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Burton Hawkins (October 8, 1939). "Georgetown, George Washington and Catholic U. easily win games here: Roanoke is drubbed by Hoyas, 25–0". The Sunday Star. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Maroons win first victory of year defeating Randolph–Macon 20 to 6". The Lynchburg News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Roanoke tops Dickinson by 13–0 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 29, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Apprentice eleven routed by Roanoke College, 31 to 0". Daily Press. November 11, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Roanoke College ends season by beating Catawba, 12–7". The Roanoke Times. November 18, 1939. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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