1938 Roanoke Maroons football team

The 1938 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1938 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–2–3.

1938 Roanoke Maroons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–3
Head coach	Gordon C. White (9th season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					8	–	2	–	0
Roanoke			–					5	–	2	–	3
Western Maryland			–					5	–	2	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	3	–	2
Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	1
Loyola (LA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	1
William & Mary Norfolk			–					3	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					2	–	8	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					2	–	8	–	0
East Carolina			–					1	–	6	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					1	–	6	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Newberry	College Field Salem, VA	W 13–7		^[1]
September 24	Lenoir–Rhyne	College Field Salem, VA	T 12–12		^[2]
October 1	Catawba	College Field Salem, VA	T 6–6		^[3]
October 8	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–33	5,000	^[4]
October 14	Concord State	College Field Salem, VA	W 26–7		^[5]
October 22	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 13–6		^[6]
October 29	Randolph–Macon	College Field Salem, VA	W 28–0	3,500	^[7]
November 11	at Apprentice	Saunders Stadium Newport News, VA	W 13–0	5,000	^[8]
November 19	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 0–6	3,000	^[9]
November 24	at King	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	T 0–0		^[10]

References

1. "Roanoke College defeats Newberry's Indians, 13–7". The Greenville News. September 18, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Roanoke and Lenoir–Rhyne play to 12–12 tie". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Roanoke is tied by Catawba, 6–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 2, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Burton Hawkins (October 9, 1938). "Georgetown with fourth-quarter surge crushes Roanoke, 33–6". The Sunday Star. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Roanoke wins, 26–7". The Roanoke World-News. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Roanoke scores upset in over Richmond, 13 to 6". Daily Press. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Roanoke downs Randolph–Macon". The Lynchburg News. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Shipbuilders beaten, 13 to 0, by Roanoke in last home tilt". Daily Press. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "V.M.I. Cadet's beat Roanoke College gridders by 6–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "King and Roanoke in scoreless tie here tilt". The Bristol News Bulletin. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.