1923 Roanoke Maroons football team

The 1923 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (V–NCIAC) during the 1923 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Pinky Spruhan, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 6–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play.

1923 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceVirginia–North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (4–0 V–NCIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Roanoke Fair Grounds
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at NC State*L 0–6[1]
October 6Lenoir
W 67–0[2]
October 13at VMI*
L 6–27[3]
October 20Randolph–Macon
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 66–0[4]
October 27at Hampden–SydneyHampden-Sydney, VAW 13–0[5]
November 3Catholic University*
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 14–0[6]
November 12George Washington*
W 33–0[7]
November 17William & Mary
  • Fair Grounds
  • Roanoke, VA
W 9–7[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

edit
  1. ^ "Carolina State wins by single touchdown". The Roanoke Times. September 30, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Roanoke piles up scores on Lenoir". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flying Cadets capture exciting gridiron game". The Lynchburg News. October 14, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Yellow Jackets are swamped by Maroons". The Roanoke Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roanoke College wins over Tiger in Death Valley". The Roanoke Times. October 28, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke 14–0 victor over C.U. gridders". The Evening Star. November 4, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maroons swamp George Washington eleven". The Roanoke Times. November 13, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "William and Mary licked by Roanoke". Daily Press. November 18, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.