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
Record9–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGene Sigmon, Roger Smith
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – 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[edit]

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*
CBSW 35–050,018[14][15]

[16]

References[edit]

  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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