1925 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHerman McIver
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. North Carolina compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents, finished third in the conference, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 123 to 20.[1] The team played its home games at Emerson Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Bill Fetzer was the team's head coach, and his brother Bob Fetzer was the school's athletic director. In January 1926, Bill Fetzer resigned as head coach to pursue more lucrative opportunities in the real estate business.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 263:00 p.m.[3]Wake Forest*
L 0–67,000[4][5]
October 3at South Carolina
W 7–0[6]
October 103:00 p.m.[7]at Duke*
W 41–06,500[8][9]
October 152:30 p.m.[10]at NC State
W 17–012,000[11][12]
October 243:00 p.m.[13]at Mercer*
W 3–0[14]
October 31vs. Maryland
W 16–0[15]
November 72:35 p.m.[16]vs. VMI
W 23–118,000[17][17]
November 142:30 p.m.[18]Davidson*
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–0[19]
November 262:00 p.m.[20]Virginia
T 3–315,000[21][22]

References

  1. ^ "1925 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wm. Fetzer Quits Coaching Game". The Tar Heel. January 16, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, September 26, 1925, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  4. ^ "Old Gold and Black [October 2, 1925]". October 2, 1925.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest Wins From Tarheels". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1925. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Carolina Beats Gamecocks". The Index-Journal. October 4, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 8, 1925 · 11 (newspapers.com)".
  8. ^ "The Duke Chronicle, vol. 21, no. 4 (Wednesday, October 14, 1925)".
  9. ^ "Tar Heels Vanquish the Blue Devils on Hanes Field". The Tar Heel. October 12, 1925. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 15, 1925 · 10".
  11. ^ "Technician, Vol. 6 No. 6, October 16, 1925 - technician-v6n6-1925-10-16 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
  12. ^ "Tar Heels Win Impressive Victory Over Wolfpack At Fair, 17 To 0". The Asheville Citizen. October 16, 1925. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia on October 24, 1925 · 6 (newspapers.com)".
  14. ^ "Tar Heels Turn In Only Victory for State, Defeat Mercer, 3-0". The Asheville Citizen. October 25, 1925. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Carolina Teams Nip Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1925. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "VMI Cadet. November 9, 1925 - VMI Cadet Newspaper - VMI Archives Digital Collections".
  17. ^ a b "Tar Heels Overcome Lead Piled Up By Flying Cadets In Opening Stages to Emerge Victors, 23-11". The Asheville Citizen. November 9, 1925. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 14, 1925, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  19. ^ "Tar Heels Smash Way To Victory Over Fighting Wildcats". The Asheville Citizen. November 15, 1925. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 26, 1925, Image 1". November 26, 1925. p. 1.
  21. ^ "The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, November 27, 1925, Image 1". November 27, 1925.
  22. ^ "Tar Heels And Cavaliers Battle To 3-3 Tie In Great Game". The Asheville Citizen. November 27, 1925. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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