1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1961 record5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Elliott, Jim LeCompte
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Duke $   5 – 1     7 – 3  
North Carolina   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Clemson   3 – 3     5 – 5  
NC State   3 – 4     4 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Virginia   2 – 4     4 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 30NC State
W 27–22
October 7Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–27
October 14at No. 10 Maryland
W 14–8
October 21at South Carolina
W 17–0
October 27at Miami (FL)*
L 0–10
November 4Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 22–21
November 11No. 4 LSU*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–30
November 18at Duke
L 3–641,000
November 25at Wake Forest
L 14–1711,000
December 2Virginia
W 24–028,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1961 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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