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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1963 record9–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Jim Hickey (5th season)
CaptainGene Sigmon, Roger Smith
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
NC State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 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[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21Virginia
W 11–730,000
September 28at Michigan State*
L 0–31
October 5at Wake Forest
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 21–012,000
October 12at Maryland
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 14–7
October 19NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 31–10
October 26at South Carolina
W 7–0
November 2Georgia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–7
November 9Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–11
November 16Miami (FL)*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 27–16
November 28at Duke
W 16–1447,500
December 28vs. Air Force*
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
CBSW 35–050,018
  • *Non-conference game

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.
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