1926 Roanoke Maroons football team

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1926 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceVirginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–1 V–NCIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →

The 1926 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (V–NCIAC) during the 1926 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Pinky Spruhan, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at VPI*L 0–47[1]
October 2Randolph–Macon
W 20–0[2]
October 9at VMI*
W 13–7[3]
October 16at Gettysburg*
L 2–21[4]
October 23Hampden–Sydney
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 3–0[5]
October 30at RichmondW 6–0[6]
November 5Bridgewater
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 68–0[7]
November 20Lynchburg
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 10–7[8]
November 25vs. Lenoir–RhyneL 0–3[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gobblers wallop Roanoke Maroons to tune of 47 to 0". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Roanoke Maroons best the Jackets". Daily Press. October 3, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Roanoke wins". The Sunday Record. October 10, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Battlefield boys defeat Roanoke". Allentown Morning Call. October 17, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Field goal is Roanoke's margin". The Washington Post. October 24, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maroons win over Spiders by 6–0 count". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bridgewater downed by Roanoke College; Score is 68 to 0". The Roanoke World-News. November 6, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maroon eleven downs Hornets, 10–7". The Roanoke Times. November 21, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mountain Bears outplay Roanoke to cop hectic game". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1926. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.