1924 Roanoke Maroons football team

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1924 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceVirginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3–2 (4–0–1 V–NCIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Maher Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →

The 1924 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (V–NCIAC) during the 1924 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Pinky Spruhan, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 4–3–2, with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Washington and Lee*
L 0–34[1]
October 4Lenoir
W 26–7[2]
October 11at VMI*
L 0–28[3]
October 18at Concord State*Bluefield, WVL 3–6[4]
October 24Hampden–Sydney
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 9–0[5]
November 1Randolph–Macon
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 22–0[6]
November 8Richmond
W 9–0[7]
November 15vs. William & MaryNewport News, VAT 7–7[8]
November 22Maryville (TN)*
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
T 3–3[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Generals win over Roanoke". The Portsmouth Star. September 28, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lenoir College loses its game". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flying Cadets walk away with Roanoke squad". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Concord Lions down Roanoke in hectic game". The Roanoke Times. October 19, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roanoke College defeats Hampden–Sidney". The Roanoke Times. October 25, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke had rather easy time winning". Daily Press. November 2, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Roanoke College defeats Richmond University". The Roanoke Times. November 9, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spruhan's Tigers battle Indians to tie in rain and mud". Daily Press. November 16, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Roanoke ties Maryville 3 to 3". The Knoxville Journal and Tribune. November 23, 1924. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.