1925 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1925
| team = North Carolina Tar Heels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–1–1
| conf_record = 4–0–1
| head_coach = Bill Fetzer
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Herman McIver
| stadium = Emerson Field
}}
{{1925 Southern Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=1925 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 17, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1925-schedule.html}} 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.{{cite news|title=Wm. Fetzer Quits Coaching Game|newspaper=The Tar Heel|date=January 16, 1925|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30704930/wm_fetzer_quits_coaching_game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Emerson Field
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–6
| attend = 7,000{{cite web | url=https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/3530 | title=Old Gold and Black [October 2, 1925] | date=2 October 1925 }}
| source = {{cite news|title=Wake Forest Wins From Tarheels|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=September 27, 1925|page=3B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30683463/wake_forest_wins_from_tarheels/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=North Carolina Beats Gamecocks|newspaper=The Index-Journal|date=October 4, 1925|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30703238/north_carolina_beats_gamecocks/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Hanes Field
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 41–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Tar Heels Vanquish the Blue Devils on Hanes Field|newspaper=The Tar Heel|date=October 12, 1925|pages=1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30703379/tar_heels_vanquish_the_blue_devils_on/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:30 p.m.{{cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651017584/ | title=The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 15, 1925 · 10 }}
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Riddick Field
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Tar Heels Win Impressive Victory Over Wolfpack At Fair, 17 To 0|newspaper=The Asheville Citizen|date=October 16, 1925|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30703489/tar_heels_win_impressive_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 3:00 p.m.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/825991613/ | title= The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia on October 24, 1925 · 6 (newspapers.com) }}
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Centennial Stadium
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| score = 3–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Tar Heels Turn In Only Victory for State, Defeat Mercer, 3-0|newspaper=The Asheville Citizen|date=October 25, 1925|page=40|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30704520/tar_heels_turn_in_only_victory_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 16–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Carolina Teams Nip Maryland|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 1, 1925|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30681455/carolina_team_nips_maryland/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Mayo Island Park
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 23–11
| source = {{cite news|title=Tar Heels Overcome Lead Piled Up By Flying Cadets In Opening Stages to Emerge Victors, 23-11|newspaper=The Asheville Citizen|date=November 9, 1925|page=40|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30704690/tar_heels_overcome_lead_piled_up_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Emerson Field
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 13–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Tar Heels Smash Way To Victory Over Fighting Wildcats|newspaper=The Asheville Citizen|date=November 15, 1925|page=40|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30704589/tar_heels_smash_way_to_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = t
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Emerson Field
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = South's Oldest Rivalry
| score = 3–3
| source = {{cite news|title=Tar Heels And Cavaliers Battle To 3-3 Tie In Great Game|newspaper=The Asheville Citizen|date=November 27, 1925|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30702063/tar_heels_and_cavaliers_battle_to_33/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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