1940 Roanoke Maroons football team

1940 Roanoke Maroons football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	Gordon C. White (11th season)
Home stadium	College Field

1940 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Georgetown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	0
Roanoke			–					2	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	7	–	3
William & Mary Norfolk			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 2–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 0–33	4,500
September 28	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–66
October 4	at Lenoir–Rhyne	L–R Field Hickory, NC	L 13–19
October 12	Concord State	College Field Salem, VA	L 14–26	2,000
October 26	at Dickinson	Biddle Field Carlisle, PA	L 0–6	2,700
November 2	King	College Field Salem, VA	W 20–13
November 8	at Apprentice	Apprentice Field Newport News, VA	W 22–18
November 16	Catawba	College Field Salem, VA	L 6–13