Georgia at North Carolina

Saturday, November 2, 1963

North Carolina beat Georgia 28–⁠7. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 11–⁠6–⁠2.

AwayGeorgia4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1963
7
HomeNorth Carolina9–⁠2 in 1963
28

FinalHigh 70°F, low 37°F, 0.58 in. of rainAttendance 34,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: EDGE GETS HOT Tar Heels Jolt Georgia, 28-7

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1963, page 35

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    EDGE GETS HOT Tar Heels Jolt Georgia, 28–⁠7 CHAPEL HILL. NC, Nov. 2 AP)-Quarterback Junior Edge scored two touchdowns and passed for another as North Carolina shocked Georgia and its ace passer. Larry Rakestraw. 2S-7, today before q chilledcrowd Of $4,000. Edge. a205-pound senior, turned in perhaps the greatest game Of his career as he rid died Georgia’s defense with passes. He scored one touch down from the Georgia /, went over from the 8 for another and fired a 15-yard scorin g pass to Halfback Ronnie Jack son. The Tar Heels, beaten only by Michiga n State in seven games, rolled 81 yards in 10 plays for their opening touch down In the first period. Full back Eddie Kesler, q 215-pound charger. plunged over from the 2. Dave Braine kicked the first Of four extra points. Georgia. aided by penalties. came back to tie it at TT, with Fullback Marvin Hurst slashing over from the Tar Heel 2 on

  • The The chronicle's story: Ole Miss Ribs Tigers Of LSU

    The chronicle, Mississippi, November 4, 1963, page 1 (results column)

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    Ole Miss Ribs Tigers Of LSU Conference title. The tie with Memphis State is the only blot on a 16-game string that in cludes a Sugar Bowl victory over Arkansas. There’s a chance that the Rebels may have to share this years SEC crown with Auburns Tigers. Seventh-ranked Auburn BANKED Florida 1910 Saturday and is now one Of only three major teams in the nation (the others are top : ranked Texas and unranked Princeton) which are unbeaten and united. However, Auburn still has 4th-ranked Alabama, 81 after a come from-behind 20–⁠19 vic tory over Mississippi State, 10 play after three other games, and would warrant the title Of the surprise team Of ’63 IL it remains unbeaten. In other Southeastern action Saturday: Billy Lothridge raised the NCAA career fioId goal record to 10 during a fine triple-threat performance that led Georgia Tech to a 1916 win over Duke; Tulane grabbed six South Carolina fumbles in a 20–⁠7 victory that ended a IT. game losing streak – the ma tons longest. Georgia passing star Larry Rakestraw begged down as North Carolina beat the Bull dogs 28–⁠7; Miami’s George Mira completed 81 of 36 passes as the Hurricanes topped Kentucky 20 IA; and Vanderbilt remained the SECS only winless team, bowling to Boston College 1876. Tennessee was idle. Strong Independents Among the Independents, Memphis State whipped Louis vile $50. Florida State ran over Furman 49–⁠7 and Southern Mississippi posted it’s fourth straight shutout In beating Southwest Louisiana $50. This coming Saturdays head liner will be at jackson, Miss, where Auburn win attempt to keep its perfect record alive against Mississippi State. I’m other conference games, Flor ida takes on Georgia ut jack sonville, Kentucky viii be nd Vanderbilt and Tennessee aa Tulane. In non . conference acdorL Georgia Tech viii be host ia Florida State, LSU VIII be hoSa to Texas Christian, Mississippi has a real breather against Tampa and Memphis State win entertain South Carolina. Ala bama, Miami and Southern Mississippi viii all be Idle. AubWn’s Jimmy Side gained 224 yards running and passing Saturday and now has 1.14d yards In six game& LOthRadge kicked three field goals, threw two touchdown passes and gain ed I’ll yards passing and run nir0

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Carolina 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia leads 16–⁠6–⁠2 in 24 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2016Georgia 33, North Carolina 24
1971Georgia 7, North Carolina 3Gator Bowl
1966Georgia 28, North Carolina 3
1965Georgia 47, North Carolina 35
1964Georgia 24, North Carolina 8
1963North Carolina 28, Georgia 7

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