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
CaptainGene Sigmon, Roger Smith
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 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 Coaches 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]

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The 1953 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1953 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach George T. Barclay, and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, in the conference's inaugural year, finishing tied for third.

The 1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach George Blackburn and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, originally finishing in seventh, however forfeited wins by South Carolina moved Virginia up to a tie for fourth.

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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