1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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.
| 1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | Bob Elliott, Jim LeCompte |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | 2:00 p.m.[2] | NC State | W 27–22 | 44,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m.[4] | Clemson |
| L 0–27 | 26,000 | [5] |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m.[6] | at No. 10 Maryland | W 14–8 | 27,000 | [7] | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m.[8] | at South Carolina | W 17–0 | 16,000 | [9] | |
| October 27 | 8:15 p.m.[10] | at Miami (FL)* | L 0–10 | 29,612 | [11] | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee* |
| W 22–21 | 35,000 | [12] |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 LSU* |
| L 0–30 | 28,000 | [13] |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Duke | L 3–6 | 41,000 | ||
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | L 14–17 | 11,000 | ||
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 24–0 | 28,000 | |
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References
- "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". September 30, 1961.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 1961.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 7, 1961.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 8, 1961.
- "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland". October 14, 1961.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 15, 1961.
- "The Durham Sun from Durham, North Carolina". October 21, 1961.
- "The Greenville News from Greenville, South Carolina". October 22, 1961.
- "The Tampa Tribune from Tampa, Florida". October 27, 1961.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 28, 1961.
- "Tars stun Vols 22–21 in final 15 seconds". The Greenville News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU Tigers wallop UNC". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1961 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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