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1925 Roanoke Maroons football team

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1925 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceVirginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–2–2 (5–1 V–NCIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Maher Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →

The 1925 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (V–NCIAC) during the 1925 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Pinky Spruhan, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–2–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at VPI*T 0–04,500[1]
October 3Randolph–Macon
W 30–0[2]
October 10at VMI*
L 14–17[3]
October 24at Hampden–SydneyHampden-Sydney, VAW 6–0[4]
October 31Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 13–0[5]
November 7Richmond
W 6–0[6]
November 14Gettysburg*
  • Maher Field
  • Roanoke, VA
T 0–0[7]
November 21William & Mary
  • Mahar Field
  • Roanoke, VA
L 0–23[8]
November 28at Lynchburg
W 9–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roanoke fights V. P. I. to a scoreless tie". Daily Press. September 27, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maroon's easily win from Jackets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 4, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Roanoke battles V.M.I. to close score". Daily Press. October 11, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Roanoke defeats Hampden–Sidney, 6–0". The Washington Post. October 25, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roanoke downs Lenoir Rhyne". The Virginian-Pilot. November 1, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke College trims Richmond Spiders, 6–0". The Roanoke Times. November 8, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gettysburg and Roanoke battle to scoreless tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians massacre coach Spruhan's Maroons with 23 to 0 score in Roanoke". Daily Press. November 22, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Roanoke College eleven win hard fought game from Lynchburg by 9 to 6". The Lynchburg News. November 29, 1925. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.