1925 East Tennessee Teachers football team

The 1925 East Tennessee 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 Teachers football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	3–4
Head coach	John Robinson (1st season)
Home stadium	Teacher's Athletic Field

1925 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisville			–					8	–	0	–	0
Georgetown			–					9	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines			–					5	–	1	–	1
Texas Tech			–					6	–	1	–	2
Wake Forest			–					6	–	2	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	2	–	2
Navy			–					5	–	2	–	1
Texas A&I			–					4	–	2	–	1
William & Mary			–					6	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duke			–					4	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee			–					3	–	4	–	2
Richmond			–					3	–	6	–	0
Loyola (MD)			–					2	–	6	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2		at Bluefield	Bluefield, WV	L 0–14	[2]
October 9	3:00 p.m.	Hiwassee	Johnson City, TN	L 0–7	[3]
October 24	3:00 p.m.	Mars Hill	Teacher's Athletic Field Johnson City, TN	W 20–6	[4][5]
October 30		at Lincoln Memorial	Cumberland Gap, TN	L 0–19	[6]
November 13		Athens	Johnson City, TN	W 19–0	[7]
November 21		at Lenoir–Rhyne	Hickory Field Hickory, NC	L 0–45	[8]
November 28		Tusculum	Johnson City, TN	W 14–13	[9]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738544243
2. "Teachers College Opening Game To Bluefield College By Score 14-0". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 4, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "State Teacher's College Lost To Hiwassee Here Yesterday, 7 to 0". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 10, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Teachers And Mars Hill Clash This Afternoon At 3 O'Clock". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 24, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Teachers Come From Behind And Defeat Mars Hill Eleven, 20 to 6". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 25, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Lincoln Memorial Airdales Defeat East Tenn Normal". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 31, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Teachers Scored Spectacular 19 to 0 Victory Over Athens". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 14, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Lenoir Defeats Tennessee Team". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 22, 1925. p. 21. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Teachers Score Spectacular Victory Over Tusculumites". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 29, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .