1926 Roanoke Maroons football team

1926 Roanoke Maroons football
1926 Roanoke Maroons football
Conference	Virginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–3 (5–1 V–NCIAC)
Head coach	Pinky Spruhan (13th season);
Home stadium	College 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25		at VPI*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–47	^[1]
October 2		Randolph–Macon	College Field Salem, VA	W 20–0	^[2]
October 9		at VMI*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 13–7	^[3]
October 16		at Gettysburg*	Memorial Field Gettysburg, PA	L 2–21	^[4]
October 23		Hampden–Sydney	College Field Salem, VA	W 3–0	^[5]
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Richmond	Tate Field Richmond, VA	W 6–0	^[6]
November 5		Bridgewater	College Field Salem, VA	W 68–0	^[7]
November 20		Lynchburg	College Field Salem, VA	W 10–7	^[8]
November 25		vs. Lenoir–Rhyne	Wearn Field Charlotte, NC	L 0–3	^[9]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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

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