1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC co-champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–0 vs. Air Force
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record9–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Gene Sigmon
  • Roger Smith
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
NC State + 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Clemson 5 –2 –05 –4 –1
Duke 5 –2 –05 –4 –1
Maryland 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
South Carolina 1 –5 –11 –8 –1
Wake Forest 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Virginia 0 –5 –12 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. [2] The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing as co-champions with a league record of 6–1.

Bob Lacey led the ACC in receiving with 48 catches for 533 yards. He was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and NEA. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 211:30 p.m. Virginia
W 11–730,000 [4]
September 281:30 p.m.at Michigan State *
L 0–3160,832 [5]
October 58:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 21–012,000 [6]
October 122:00 p.m.at Maryland
W 14–721,000 [7]
October 191:30 p.m. NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 31–1045,500 [8]
October 262:00 p.m.at South Carolina
W 7–023,000 [9]
November 21:30 p.m. Georgia *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–734,000 [10]
November 91:30 p.m. Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–1136,600 [11]
November 161:30 p.m. Miami (FL) *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 27–1628,000 [12]
November 282:00 p.m.at Duke
W 16–1447,500 [13]
December 281:30 p.m.vs. Air Force *
 CBS W 35–050,018 [14] [15]

[16]

References

  1. ↑ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1963 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
  4. ↑ "Tar Heels rally to stop Virginia". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Spartans overpower North Carolina". Lansing State Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "North Carolina hands Deacons 13th loss, 21–0". The Miami News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina defeats Maryland 14–7 in ACC tilt". The Danville Register. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Carolina's power, passing hand State its first loss". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tar Heels set pace in ACC". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UNC shocks Georgia 28–7". The Danville Register. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Clemson neeeds rally". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tar Heels outdo Miami's passing, annex 27–16 win". Tulsa World. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "North Carolina field goal edges Duke, 16 to 14". Winston-Salem Journal. November 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 22, 1963, Image 161". December 22, 1963. p. 45.
  15. ↑ "The Chapel Hill Weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, December 29, 1963, Image 1". December 29, 1963.
  16. ↑ "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1964.
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