The 1927 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1927 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Pinky Spruhan, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Virginia Conference.
| 1927 Roanoke Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Virginia Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (2–1–1 Virginia) |
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| Home stadium | College Field Maher Field |
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| William & Mary $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emory and Henry | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph–Macon | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampden–Sydney | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lynchburg | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at VPI* | L 2–21 | [1] | ||
| October 1 | Guilford* |
| W 26–0 | [2] | |
| October 8 | at VMI* |
| L 0–32 | [3] | |
| October 15 | Randolph–Macon |
| T 0–0 | [4] | |
| October 22 | Atlantic Christian* |
| W 75–0 | [5] | |
| October 28 | at Richmond |
| W 7–6 | [6] | |
| November 4 | Bridgewater |
| W 82–0 | [7] | |
| November 11 | William & Mary |
| L 7–18 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 19 | at Lynchburg |
| W 20–6 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Virginia Poly downs Roanoke, 21 to 2". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guilford is defeated by Roanoke gridmen by score of 26 and 0". Greensboro Daily News. October 2, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flying Squadron routs Roanoke". The State. October 9, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Randolph–Macon team battles Roanoke Maroons to scoreless tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 16, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roanoke swamps Christians with 75 to 0 victory". The Roanoke Times. October 23, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roanoke trims Spiders, 7–6, in hot fight here". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roanoke College has another track meet, swamping Bridgewater". The Roanoke World-News. November 5, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William & Mary downs Roanoke College in a hard fought game, 18–7". The Roanoke Times. November 12, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Hornets fall before deadly passing attack of Roanoke Maroons". The Lynchburg News. November 20, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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