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.
| 1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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ACC co-champion Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 35–0 vs. Air Force | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–1 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Gene Sigmon, Roger Smith |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia | W 11–7 | 30,000 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan State* | L 0–31 | 60,832 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | W 21–0 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Maryland | W 14–7 | 21,000 | [7] | ||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| W 31–10 | 45,500 | [8] | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | W 7–0 | 23,000 | [9] | ||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Georgia* |
| W 28–7 | 34,000 | [10] | |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| L 7–11 | 36,600 | [11] | |
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (FL)* |
| W 27–16 | 28,000 | [12] | |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Duke | W 16–14 | 47,500 | [13] | ||
| December 28 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | CBS | W 35–0 | 50,018 | [14][15] | |
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References edit
- ^ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "1963 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
- ^ "Tar Heels rally to stop Virginia". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans overpower North Carolina". Lansing State Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina hands Deacons 13th loss, 21–0". The Miami News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina defeats Maryland 14–7 in ACC tilt". The Danville Register. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina's power, passing hand State its first loss". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels set pace in ACC". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC shocks Georgia 28–7". The Danville Register. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson neeeds rally". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels outdo Miami's passing, annex 27–16 win". Tulsa World. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina field goal edges Duke, 16 to 14". Winston-Salem Journal. November 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 22, 1963, Image 161". December 22, 1963. p. 45.
- ^ "The Chapel Hill Weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, December 29, 1963, Image 1". December 29, 1963.
- ^ "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1964.
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