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
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 North Carolina + 6 1 09 2 0
NC State + 6 1 08 3 0
Clemson 5 2 05 4 1
Duke 5 2 05 4 1
Maryland 2 5 03 7 0
South Carolina 1 5 11 8 1
Wake Forest 1 5 01 9 0
Virginia 0 5 12 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 211:30 p.m.VirginiaW 11–730,000
September 281:30 p.m.at Michigan State*L 0–3160,832
October 58:00 p.m.at Wake ForestW 21–012,000
October 122:00 p.m.at MarylandW 14–721,000
October 191:30 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 31–1045,500[4]
October 262:00 p.m.at South CarolinaW 7–023,000
November 21:30 p.m.Georgia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–734,000[5]
November 91:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–1136,000
November 161:30 p.m.Miami (FL)*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 27–1628,000
November 282:00 p.m.at DukeW 16–1447,500[6][7]
December 281:30 p.m.vs. Air Force*CBSW 35–050,018[8][9]

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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.
  4. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 20, 1963, Image 1". October 20, 1963. p. 1.
  5. "UNC shocks Georgia 28–7". The Danville Register. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 27, 1963, Image 1". November 27, 1963. p. 1.
  7. "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1964.
  8. "Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 22, 1963, Image 161". December 22, 1963. p. 45.
  9. "The Chapel Hill Weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, December 29, 1963, Image 1". December 29, 1963.
  10. "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1964.


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