1927 Roanoke Maroons football team

The 1927 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1927 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Pinky Spruhan, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Virginia Conference.

1927 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–1–1 Virginia)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Maher Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Virginia Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
William & Mary $ 2 0 1 4 5 1
Emory and Henry 1 0 0 9 0 0
Richmond 3 1 1 4 4 1
Roanoke 2 1 1 5 3 1
Randolph–Macon 1 2 1 2 3 1
Hampden–Sydney 1 3 0 4 5 0
Lynchburg 1 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at VPI*L 2–21[1]
October 1Guilford*
W 26–0[2]
October 8at VMI*
L 0–32[3]
October 15Randolph–Macon
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
T 0–0[4]
October 22Atlantic Christian*
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 75–0[5]
October 28at Richmond
W 7–6[6]
November 4Bridgewater
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 82–0[7]
November 11William & Mary
L 7–185,000[8]
November 19at Lynchburg
W 20–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia Poly downs Roanoke, 21 to 2". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Guilford is defeated by Roanoke gridmen by score of 26 and 0". Greensboro Daily News. October 2, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flying Squadron routs Roanoke". The State. October 9, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Randolph–Macon team battles Roanoke Maroons to scoreless tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 16, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roanoke swamps Christians with 75 to 0 victory". The Roanoke Times. October 23, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke trims Spiders, 7–6, in hot fight here". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Roanoke College has another track meet, swamping Bridgewater". The Roanoke World-News. November 5, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "William & Mary downs Roanoke College in a hard fought game, 18–7". The Roanoke Times. November 12, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fighting Hornets fall before deadly passing attack of Roanoke Maroons". The Lynchburg News. November 20, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.