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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	9–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Hickey (5th season)
Captain	Gene Sigmon, Roger Smith
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Coaches 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	1:30 p.m.	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 11–7	30,000	^[4]
September 28	1:30 p.m.	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 0–31	60,832	^[5]
October 5	8:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 21–0	12,000	^[6]
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 14–7	21,000	^[7]
October 19	1:30 p.m.	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		W 31–10	45,500	^[8]
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		W 7–0	23,000	^[9]
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Georgia*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 28–7	34,000	^[10]
November 9	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 7–11	36,600	^[11]
November 16	1:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 27–16	28,000	^[12]
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)		W 16–14	47,500	^[13]
December 28	1:30 p.m.	vs. Air Force*	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	W 35–0	50,018	^[14]^[15]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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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. "Tar Heels rally to stop Virginia". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spartans overpower North Carolina". Lansing State Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "North Carolina hands Deacons 13th loss, 21–0". The Miami News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "North Carolina defeats Maryland 14–7 in ACC tilt". The Danville Register. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Carolina's power, passing hand State its first loss". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tar Heels set pace in ACC". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UNC shocks Georgia 28–7". The Danville Register. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Clemson neeeds rally". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Tar Heels outdo Miami's passing, annex 27–16 win". Tulsa World. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "North Carolina field goal edges Duke, 16 to 14". Winston-Salem Journal. November 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 22, 1963, Image 161". December 22, 1963. p. 45.
15. "The Chapel Hill Weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, December 29, 1963, Image 1". December 29, 1963.
16. "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1964.