| 1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
ACC co-champion Gator Bowl champion | |
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Gator Bowl, W 35–0 vs. Air Force | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| 1963 record | 9–2 (6–1 ACC) |
| Head coach | Jim Hickey (5th season) |
Seasons | |
| 1963 ACC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 21 | Virginia | W 11–7 | |
| September 28 | at Michigan State* | L 0–31 | |
| October 5 | at Wake Forest | W 21–0 | |
| October 12 | at Maryland | W 14–7 | |
| October 19 | NC State |
| W 31–10 |
| October 26 | at South Carolina | W 7–0 | |
| November 2 | Georgia* |
| W 28–7 |
| November 9 | Clemson |
| L 7–11 |
| November 16 | Miami (FL)* |
| W 27–16 |
| November 28 | at Duke | W 16–14 | |
| December 28 | vs. Air Force* | W 35–0 | |
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References[]
- ↑ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/acc/1963.html. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "1963 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1963-schedule.html.
- ↑ "2016 North Carolina football media guide". North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122. https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2016footballguide-o.pdf.
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