1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia | W 11–7 | 30,000 | |||
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan State* | L 0–31 | 60,832 | |||
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | W 21–0 | 12,000 | |||
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Maryland | W 14–7 | 21,000 | |||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| W 31–10 | 45,500 | [4] | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | W 7–0 | 23,000 | |||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Georgia* |
| W 28–7 | 34,000 | [5] | |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| L 7–11 | 36,000 | ||
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (FL)* |
| W 27–16 | 28,000 | ||
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Duke | W 16–14 | 47,500 | [6][7] | ||
| December 28 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | CBS | W 35–0 | 50,018 | [8][9] | |
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References
- "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.
- "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 20, 1963, Image 1". October 20, 1963. p. 1.
- "UNC shocks Georgia 28–7". The Danville Register. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 27, 1963, Image 1". November 27, 1963. p. 1.
- "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1964.
- "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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