William Fetzer
William Fetzer went 61–28–7 as a head coach, 1915–1925, at Davidson, NC State and North Carolina. Share
- Record
- 61–28–7 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1922 9–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Davidson | 4–3–1 | ||||
| 1916 | Davidson | 5–3–1 | 8th | |||
| 1917 | Davidson | 6–4 | 7th | |||
| 1918 | Davidson | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1919 | NC State | 7–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1920 | NC State | 7–3 | 6th | |||
| 1921 | North Carolina | 5–2–2 | 5th | |||
| 1922 | North Carolina | 9–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1923 | North Carolina | 5–3–1 | 8th | |||
| 1924 | North Carolina | 4–5 | T–14th | |||
| 1925 | North Carolina | 7–1–1 | 3rd |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 28 | 19–6–3 | 73% |
| Conference games | 32 | 20–10–2 | 66% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 16–11–7 | 57% |
| At home | 43 | 34–4–5 | 85% |
| On the road | 53 | 27–24–2 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 60 | 46–9–5 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 36 | 15–19–2 | 44% |
His own 96 games on file, 1915–1925, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandy Clarkson 1920–1925 | 4–2 | VMI | 6 | |
| Curley Byrd 1921–1925 | 3–2 | Maryland | 5 | |
| Harry Hartsell 1917–1923 | 2–2 | NC State | 4 | |
| Sol Metzger 1921–1924 | 2–1–1 | South Carolina | 4 | |
| Tad Jones 1921–1924 | 0–4 | Yale | 4 | |
| William L. Younger 1923–1925 | 3–0 | Davidson | 3 | |
| H.M. Grey 1920–1922 | 2–0–1 | Davidson | 3 | |
| Thomas Campbell 1916–1922 | 1–2 | North Carolina, Virginia | 3 | |
| Hank Garrity 1923–1925 | 1–2 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| John Heisman 1915–1917 | 0–3 | Georgia Tech | 3 |
William Fetzer’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| VMIseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Davidsonseries | 7 | 6–0–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Virginiaseries | 6 | 2–2–2 |
| Marylandseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915–18 | Davidson | Head coach | |
| 1919–20 | NC State | Head coach | |
| 1921–25 | North Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.