| 1963North 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) |
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| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the1963 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coachJim Hickey and played their home games atKenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as members of theAtlantic 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 afirst-team All-American by theAssociated Press,Football Writers Association of America andNEA.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia | W 11–7 | 30,000 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | atMichigan State* | L 0–31 | 60,832 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | atWake Forest | W 21–0 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | atMaryland | W 14–7 | 21,000 | [7] | ||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| W 31–10 | 45,500 | [8] | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | atSouth Carolina | W 7–0 | 23,000 | [9] | ||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Georgia* |
| W 28–7 | 34,000 | [10] | |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| L 7–11 | 36,600 | [11] | |
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (FL)* |
| W 27–16 | 28,000 | [12] | |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | atDuke | W 16–14 | 47,500 | [13] | ||
| December 28 | 1:30 p.m. | vs.Air Force* | CBS | W 35–0 | 50,018 | [14][15] | |
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