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1922 Roanoke Maroons football team

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1922 Roanoke Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia     10 0 1
Tennessee Docs     7 0 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     9 1 0
Trinity (NC)     7 2 1
VMI     7 2 0
Richmond     6 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     5 2 3
Navy     5 2 0
Delaware     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Georgetown     6 3 1
Marion     5 4 1
East Tennessee     5 4 0
Marshall     5 4 0
Roanoke     5 4 0
Texas Mines     5 4 0
Loyola (LA)     4 3 1
Spring Hill     4 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 4 0
Wake Forest     3 5 2
Davidson     2 6 2
Catholic University     2 6 0
George Washington     2 6 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     2 6 0
Mississippi Normal     2 6 0
Louisville     2 7 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 6 1
Erskine     0 8 0

The 1922 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1922 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Pinky Spruhan, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–4.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Randolph-Macon Academy
W 187–0[1]
October 7at VMI
L 0–50[2]
October 14at NC StateL 0–13[3]
October 21at Richmond
L 0–6[4]
October 27King
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 20–13[5]
November 3Hampden–Sydney
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 14–0[6]
November 11at William & MaryL 0–14[7]
November 18Guilford
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 68–0[8]
November 25Elon
  • College Field
  • Salem, VA
W 63–0[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Roanoke College wins over Randolph-Macon by tremendous score". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. swamps Roanoke". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State is extended to defeat Roanoke team". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders find Roanoke line to be stubborn". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "King College goes down in defeat at hands of Roanoke". Bristol Herald Courier. October 28, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roanoke College is winner over Tigers by score of 14 to 0". The Roanoke World-News. November 4, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Indians display terrific punch". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Guilford squad goes down in defeat in a battle with Roanoke". Greensboro Daily News. November 19, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Roanoke swamps Christian team". The News and Observer. November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.