1924 North Carolina

4–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by William Fetzer.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1924, game by game: lost at Wake Forest 6–7; lost at Yale 0–27; won vs. Duke 6–0; won at NC State 10–0; lost vs. Maryland 0–6; lost vs. South Carolina 7–10; won vs. VMI 3–0; won at Davidson 6–0; lost at Virginia 0–7+10−27Lost 6–7 at Wake Forest-1Wake ForestLost 0–27 at Yale-27YaleWon 6–0 vs. Duke+6DukeWon 10–0 at NC State+10NC StateLost 0–6 vs. Maryland-6MarylandLost 7–10 vs. South Carolina-3South CarolinaWon 3–0 vs. VMI+3VMIWon 6–0 at Davidson+6DavidsonLost 0–7 at Virginia-7Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atWake ForestL 6–⁠758%
Oct 4atYaleL 0–⁠2730%
Oct 11vsDukeW 6–⁠069%
Oct 16atNC StateW 10–⁠060%
Oct 25vsMarylandL 0–⁠664%
Nov 1vsSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠1060%
Nov 8vsVMIW 3–⁠049%
Nov 15atDavidsonW 6–⁠053%
Nov 27atVirginiaL 0–⁠753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 7–⁠0; tied for 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 14th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
38–⁠57
Coach
William Fetzer
Elo
1522 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.5 No. 83 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pierce Matthews

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.