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1921 North Carolina

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by William Fetzer.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1921, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 21–0; lost at Yale 0–34; tied at South Carolina 7–7; lost at NC State 0–7; won at Maryland 16–7; won at VMI 20–7; tied vs. Davidson 0–0; won vs. Virginia 7–3; won at Florida 14–10+21−34Won 21–0 vs. Wake Forest+21Wake ForestLost 0–34 at Yale-34YaleTied 7–7 at South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 0–7 at NC State-7NC StateWon 16–7 at Maryland+9MarylandWon 20–7 at VMI+13VMITied 0–0 vs. Davidson0DavidsonWon 7–3 vs. Virginia+4VirginiaWon 14–10 at Florida+4Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsWake ForestW 21–⁠063%
Oct 8atYaleL 0–⁠3428%
Oct 15atSouth CarolinaT 7–⁠740%
Oct 20atNC StateL 0–⁠730%
Oct 29atMarylandW 16–⁠731%
Nov 5atVMIW 20–⁠727%
Nov 12vsDavidsonT 0–⁠062%
Nov 24vsVirginiaW 7–⁠354%
Dec 3atFloridaW 14–⁠1045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 14–⁠10.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 4th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
85–⁠75
Coach
William Fetzer
Elo
1511 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.0 No. 62 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robbins Lowe