1925 East Tennessee State Teachers football team

The 1925 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Teacher's College—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as an independent in the 1925 college football season. It was the first year the school was known as East Tennessee State Teacher's College. They were led by first-year coach John Robinson, a World War I veteran and a University of Tennessee graduate, who also taught agriculture and coached the other male sports squads. He was referred to affectionately as "Robbie" and was so popular that later the 1929 yearbook was dedicated to him. The 1925 season was the first that the team was officially referred to as the "Teachers". It was recognized as one of the most successful in the fledgling program's history as they went 3–4 entirely against college-level competition, and 19 of 38 the male students came out for the team.[1]

1925 East Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
  • John Robinson (1st season)
Home stadiumTeacher's Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisville  800
Georgetown  910
Howard  602
Texas Mines  511
Texas Tech  612
Wake Forest  621
Davidson  622
George Washington  622
Navy  521
Texas A&I  421
William & Mary  640
Catholic University  440
Delaware  440
Spring Hill  440
Tennessee Docs  550
Duke  450
Middle Tennessee State Teachers  342
East Tennessee State Teachers  340
Western Kentucky State Normal  351
Richmond  360
Georgia Normal  130
Loyola (MD)  260
Delaware State  020
Mississippi State Teachers  060
West Tennessee State Teachers  071

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at BluefieldBluefield, WVL 0–14[2]
October 93:00 p.m.HiwasseeJohnson City, TNL 0–7[3]
October 243:00 p.m.Mars Hill
  • Teacher's Athletic Field
  • Johnson City, TN
W 20–6[4][5]
October 30at Lincoln MemorialCumberland Gap, TNL 0–19[6]
November 13AthensJohnson City, TNW 19–0[7]
November 21at Lenoir–Rhyne
L 0–45[8]
November 28TusculumJohnson City, TNW 14–13[9]

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