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. 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.

Baseball career

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

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Davidson (Independent) (1915)
1915Davidson4–3–1
Davidson Wildcats (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1918)
1916Davidson5–3–11–28th
1917Davidson6–41–27th
1918Davidson2–1–12–02nd
Davidson:17–11–34–4
NC State Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920)
1919NC State7–23–1T–3rd
1920NC State7–34–26th
NC State:14–57–3
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1921–1925)
1921North Carolina5–2–22–15th
1922North Carolina9–15–0T–1st
1923North Carolina5–3–12–1–18th
1924North Carolina4–52–3T–14th
1925North Carolina7–1–14–0–13rd
North Carolina:30–12–422–8–2
Total:61–28–7

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