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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: James M. Jim Tatum
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 James M. Jim Tatum enters his 9th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 The Tar Heels won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Virginia  11   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Michigan State  0   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Wake Forest  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Maryland  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. North Carolina State  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ South Carolina  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Georgia  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Clemson  7   11   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Miami  27   16   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Duke  16   14   W       
 Sat., Dec. 28   Air Force  35   0   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored197
  Scoring Average17.9
  Points Allowed103
  Defense Average9.4
  Opponents Record45-60
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 9-2-0 Coaches
19 9-2-0 UPI
  
1963 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-2197103Won  35-06-110749  James M. Jim Tatum
North Carolina State 8-3188107Lost  12-166-114970  Earle Edwards
Clemson 5-4-1181140 5-216075  Frank Howard
Duke 5-4-1230198 5-2177108  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 3-7148201 2-5105128  Thomas N. Tom Nugent
South Carolina 1-8-1104170 1-5-190114  Marvin Bass
Wake Forest 1-937318 1-527189  Bill Hildebrand
Virginia 2-7-176169 0-5-140122  William T. Bill Elias

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.