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1934 Roanoke Maroons football team

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1934 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record5–5 (1–2 Virginia)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Maher Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Virginia Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond + 2 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0
William & Mary + 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 6 - 0
Emory and Henry 1 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0
Roanoke 1 - 2 - 0 5 - 5 - 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1934 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1934 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Virginia Conference.[1]

Zeitplan

DateZeitOpponentWebsiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at VPI*L 0–21[2]
September 292:30 p.m.at RichmondL 0–27[3][4][5][6]
October 6Guilford*
W 39–0[7]
October 13at Langley Field*
W 6–0[8]
October 20at Emory and Henry
W 19–0[9]
October 27at William & MaryL 6–15[10]
November 2at Apprentice*
L 13–143,500[11]
November 9at Georgetown*L 0–203,000[12]
November 17Baltimore*
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 32–7[13]
November 24Haskell*
W 13–02,500–3,000[14][15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Tech Licks V. M. I. ; Virginia Bows to N. C.; Richmond Wins". The Bee. Danville, Virginia. Associated Press. November 30, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Gobblers sweep over Maroons in 21 to 0 victory". Daily Press. September 23, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Thistlethwaite's Spiders to Official Open 1934 Grid Season Today Against Roanoke, 2:30". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 29, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Houston, Charles (September 30, 1934). "Richmond U. Uses Tricks To Trip Foe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 21. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Houston, Charles (September 30, 1934). "Roanoke Bows, 27-0, to Wiles of New Spiders (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 23. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Lidman, David (September 30, 1934). "Richmond vs. Roanoke, Play-by-Play". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Roanoke is winner over Quaker outfit". Greensboro Daily News. October 7, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Langley Birdmen beaten 6 to 0 by Roanoke College". The Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Emory trimmed by Roanoke 11". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Indians keep conference slate clean". The Portsmouth Star. October 28, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Apprentices down Roanoke College, 14–13". The Portsmouth Star. November 3, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgetown blanks Roanoke by 20 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Roanoke tops Baltimore U." The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Maroons turn back Haskell, 13 to 0". The Roanoke Times. November 25, 1934. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Roanoke Beats Welch's Tribe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Roanoke Beats Welch's Tribe (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Roanoke Bumps Haskell Indians". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. United Press. November 25, 1934. p. 11. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.