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1933 Roanoke Maroons football team

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1933 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record4–5 (0–3 Virginia)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Virginia Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Emory and Henry + 2 1 0 10 1 0
Richmond + 2 1 0 5 4 0
William & Mary + 2 1 0 6 5 0
Roanoke 0 3 0 4 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1933 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1933 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Virginia Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at William & MaryL 6–7[1]
September 23at VPI*L 0–7[2]
September 30at Washington and Lee*
L 6–14[3]
October 7Emory and Henry
L 0–7[4]
October 13Elon*
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 20–6[5]
October 20at Apprentice*
W 7–0[6]
October 28at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden-Sydney, VAW 12–0[7]
November 4at RichmondL 0–19[8]
November 18Randolph–Macon*
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 7–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Roanoke holds Indians to 7–6 victory in grid season opener". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gobblers defeat Roanoke College". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. & L. defeats Roanoke, 14–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Emory and Henry whips Roanoke, 7–0". The Roanoke Times. October 8, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Elon is defeated by Roanoke eleven". Greensboro Daily News. October 14, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke's Maroons sweep out of west to beat A's, 7 to 0". Daily Press. October 21, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maroons whip Tigers". The Roanoke Times. October 29, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spiders trample Roanoke Maroons". Daily Press. November 5, 1933. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Roanoke Maroons eke out victory in Jacket clash". The Lynchburg News. November 19, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.