Vernon Kremer Irvine (June 24, 1871 – September 4, 1942) was an American football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for one season, in 1894, compiling a record of 6–3. Irvine was born one June 24, 1871 in Bedford, Pennsylvania. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, where played football as an end, and Princeton University, where he was captain of the "scrub" football team. Irvine was the principal of Butler High School in Butler, Pennsylvania for 36 years, until his retirement in 1934 due to poor health. He moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he died September 4, 1942. Head coaching record References External links 1871 births 1942 deaths North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Princeton University alumni People from Bedford, Pennsylvania People from Butler, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Pennsylvania Educators from Pennsylvania