1925 East Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
  • John Robinson (1st season)
Home stadiumTeacher's Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisville   –   8 – 0 – 0
Georgetown   –   9 – 1 – 0
Howard   –   6 – 0 – 2
Texas Mines   –   5 – 1 – 1
Texas Tech   –   6 – 1 – 2
Wake Forest   –   6 – 2 – 1
Davidson   –   6 – 2 – 2
George Washington   –   6 – 2 – 2
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 2 – 1
William & Mary   –   6 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   5 – 5 – 0
Duke   –   4 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 2
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   3 – 6 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
Loyola (MD)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Delaware State   –   0 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   0 – 6 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1925 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Teacher's College—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as an independent in the 1925 college football season. It was the first year the school was known as East Tennessee State Teacher's College. They were led by first-year coach John Robinson, a World War I veteran and a University of Tennessee graduate, who also taught agriculture and coached the other male sports squads. He was referred to affectionately as "Robbie" and was so popular that later the 1929 yearbook was dedicated to him. The 1925 season was the first that the team was officially referred to as the "Teachers". It was recognized as one of the most successful in the fledgling program's history as they went 3–4 entirely against college-level competition, and 19 of 38 the male students came out for the team.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at BluefieldBluefield, WVL 0–14[2]
October 93:00 p.m.HiwasseeJohnson City, TNL 0–7[3]
October 243:00 p.m.Mars Hill
  • Teacher's Athletic Field
  • Johnson City, TN
W 20–6[4][5]
October 30at Lincoln MemorialCumberland Gap, TNL 0–19[6]
November 13AthensJohnson City, TNW 19–0[7]
November 21at Lenoir–Rhyne
L 0–45[8]
November 28TusculumJohnson City, TNW 14–13[9]

References

  1. ^ Roberts, L. Thomas; Robertson, Jerry; Buc Football and Friends Foundation (August 29, 2007). East Tennessee State University Football. Tennessee: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738544243.
  2. ^ "Teachers College Opening Game To Bluefield College By Score 14-0". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 4, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "State Teacher's College Lost To Hiwassee Here Yesterday, 7 to 0". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 10, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Teachers And Mars Hill Clash This Afternoon At 3 O'Clock". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 24, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Teachers Come From Behind And Defeat Mars Hill Eleven, 20 to 6". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 25, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Lincoln Memorial Airdales Defeat East Tenn Normal". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 31, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Teachers Scored Spectacular 19 to 0 Victory Over Athens". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 14, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Lenoir Defeats Tennessee Team". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 22, 1925. p. 21. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Teachers Score Spectacular Victory Over Tusculumites". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 29, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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