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
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
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21VirginiaW 11–7
September 28at Michigan State*L 0–31
October 5at Wake ForestW 21–0
October 12at MarylandW 14–7
October 19NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 31–10
October 26at South CarolinaW 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 DukeW 16–14
December 28vs. Air Force*W 35–0
  • *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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