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Bill Fetzer
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William McKinnon Fetzer (June 24, 1884 – May 3, 1959) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1915–1918), North Carolina State University (1919–1920), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1921–1925), compiling a career college football record of 61–28–7.[1] His brother, Bob Fetzer, served as co-head football coach at the University of North Carolina and later became the first and longest serving Athletics Director for the university. Fetzer also was the head basketball coach at Davidson for two seasons, from 1916 to 1918, tallying a mark of 18–11. In addition, he coached baseball at Davidson (1915–1919), NC State (1920), and North Carolina (1921–1925), amassing a career college baseball record of 128–75–5.[2][3]
Key Information
Baseball career
[edit]Fetzer was also a professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on September 4, 1906, as a pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics. In his lone at bat Fetzer failed to record a hit. This would be his only major league game, although he continued to play in the minor leagues, primarily as an outfielder, until 1910. He threw with his left hand and hit with his right. Prior to his professional career, Fetzer played collegiately at Davidson College.
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Davidson | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Davidson Wildcats (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1918) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Davidson | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1917 | Davidson | 6–4 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1918 | Davidson | 2–1–1 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Davidson: | 17–11–3 | 4–4 | |||||||
| NC State Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | NC State | 7–2 | 3–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1920 | NC State | 7–3 | 4–2 | 6th | |||||
| NC State: | 14–5 | 7–3 | |||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1921–1925) | |||||||||
| 1921 | North Carolina | 5–2–2 | 2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1922 | North Carolina | 9–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1923 | North Carolina | 5–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1924 | North Carolina | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–14th | |||||
| 1925 | North Carolina | 7–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| North Carolina: | 30–12–4 | 22–8–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 61–28–7 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Historical State Timelines: Football". NC State University Libraries. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ Ferenchick, Matt (June 20, 2021). "Double Duty: The stories of Tar Heels who led multiple different teams, Part 2". Tar Heel Blog. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ Isley, Coby. "UNC Football: Ranking the Top 5 Most Successful Coaches at UNC". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- Bill Fetzer at Find a Grave
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