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1940 Roanoke Travelers (DFL)

2nd place 4-2-0 .667

1940 DFL • Next Season • Roster Key • Stat Key

Head Coach: Frank Albert

Assistant Coach

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sun	9/22/1940	H	Washington Presidents		-		Roanoke, VA	Maher Field
Sun	9/29/1940	A	Norfolk Shamrocks	14-10	W		Norfolk, VA	Norfolk Ball Park	3500
Sun	10/6/1940	H	Newport News Builders	7-3	W		Roanoke, VA	Maher Field	2000
Sun	10/13/1940	A	Portsmouth Cubs	7-14	L		Portsmouth, VA	Sewanee Stadium	4000
Wed	10/16/1940	A	Valley Colonels		-		Waynesboro, VA	Gateway Park
Sun	10/27/1940	A	Richmond Arrows	10-7	W		Richmond, VA	City Stadium	3000
Sun	11/3/1940	H	Norfolk Shamrocks	17-14	W		Roanoke, VA	Maher Field
Sun	11/10/1940	H	Portsmouth Cubs	0-10	L		Roanoke, VA	Maher Field	2913
Sun	11/17/1940	A	Newport News Builders		-		Hampton, VA	Darling Memorial Stadium
Sun	11/24/1940	A	Richmond Arrows		-		Richmond, VA	City Stadium
Sun	12/1/1940	H	Washington Presidents		-		Roanoke, VA	Maher Field

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Schedule Notes

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
	Frank Albert	LT	5-10	218	24	Notre Dame	6	6
	Vic Bragassa	LH		185		Virginia Tech	2	1
	Jack Bremner	B	6-1	210	22	Brown; Colgate	2	0
	Ray Craft	B	5-10	185	25	Washington & Lee	1	0
	Martin Cunningham		5-11	185	28	Virginia Tech	2	0
	Weldon Darnell	QB-FB-LH	6-0	190	25	Virginia Tech	6	6
	Paul Gibson	B		175		none	3	0
	Heinie Groth	FB-QB	5-10	200	32	Virginia Tech	6	5
	Mel Henry	LH	6-1	190	24	Virginia Tech	4	3
	Frank Hensley	E		199		none	4	0
	Willard Kiser	RH		185	24	none	4	3
	Jerry Kriz	RH-FB	5-7	216	31	Iowa	6	3
	Alex Lasch	RH-LH-QB	5-10	207	21	Alabama	6	3
	Jim Lawless	C		200		Virginia	6	6
	Ned LeGrande	RG	5-11	205	28	William & Mary	6	6
	Rodney Lester	T	6-0	190	24	Roanoke	4	0
	Johnny Leys	LE	5-11	195	26	Virginia	6	6
	Hank Lindsay	RE	6-1	220	27	Virginia Tech	5	5
	Jim Lindsey	LG	5-8	218	23	Washington & Lee	6	6
	Pat Patterson	C		182		none	4	0
	Ed Short	E		200		none	3	0
	Bob Stump	RE	6-2	210	27	Virginia Tech	1	1
	Sam Yeager	RT	6-1	190	24	Roanoke	6	6

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Team Totals	10	7	24	14
Opponents Totals	3	10	24	21

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Heinie Groth	0	7	7	100.0	3			0	13
Mel Henry	2	0	0		0			0	12
Weldon Darnell	1	0	0		0			0	6
Alex Lasch	1	0	0		0			0	6
Johnny Leys	1	0	0		0			0	6
Hank Lindsay	1	0	0		0			0	6
Ed Short	1	0	0		0			0	6
Team Totals	7	7	7	100.0	2			0	55
Opponents Totals	7	7	7	100.0	3			0	58

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Mel Henry					2
Weldon Darnell					1
Alex Lasch					1
Team Totals					4
Opponents Totals					5

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Weldon Darnell									2
Mel Henry									1
Team Totals									3
Opponents Totals									2

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Johnny Leys					1
Hank Lindsay					1
Ed Short					1
Team Totals					3
Opponents Totals					2

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
Opponents Totals					0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Team Totals							0
Opponents Totals							0

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