1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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]

  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.