1941 Roanoke Maroons football team

The 1941 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1941 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 3–5.

1941 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1941 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Carolina   –  7 –0 –0
Delaware   –  7 –0 –1
Virginia   –  8 –1 –0
Marshall   –  7 –1 –0
No. 10 Navy   –  7 –1 –1
Georgetown   –  5 –4 –0
Western Maryland   –  3 –4 –1
West Virginia   –  4 –6 –0
Roanoke   –  3 –5 –0
Sewanee   –  2 –5 –0
Delaware State   –  1 –4 –0
Georgia Teachers   –  2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Guilford
W 14–0[1]
October 3Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 13–16[2]
October 10Tusculum
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 7–0[3]
October 17at High Point
W 12–6[4]
October 24at Apprentice
L 7–263,900[5]
November 1at King
L 0–14[6][7]
November 8at Hampden–SydneyHampden-Sydney, VAL 2–194,000[8]
November 14Catawba
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
L 0–20500[9]

References
  1. "Roanoke College downs Guilford, 14–0". The Roanoke World-News. September 27, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bears nip Roanoke 16 to 13". The Roanoke Times. October 4, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Maroons defeat Tusculum, 7–0". The Roanoke World-News. October 11, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Roanoke grabs 12–6 win over High Point College". Greensboro Daily News. October 18, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Apprentice eleven routs Roanoke Maroons by 26–6 score". Daily Press. October 25, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "King gunning ror Roanoke College game". Bristol News Bulletin. Bristol, Virginia. October 31, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. Thompson, Gene (November 2, 1941). "King scores smashing 14–0 victory over Roanoke". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 5. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. "Sprye stars as Tigers down Roanoke". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 1941. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Catawba takes 20–0 win". The Salisbury Evening Post. November 15, 1942. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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