1962 North Carolina
3–7 (3–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by James Hickey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 23–14Oct 27
By 9 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs NC State | L 6–7 | 59% |
| Sep 29 | at 2Ohio State | L 7–41 | 20% |
| Oct 6 | at Michigan State | L 6–38 | 25% |
| Oct 13 | vs Maryland | L 13–31 | 41% |
| Oct 20 | vs South Carolina | W 19–14 | 54% |
| Oct 27 | vs Wake Forest | W 23–14 | 68% |
| Nov 3 | at Clemson | L 6–17 | 36% |
| Nov 10 | at Virginia | W 11–7 | 43% |
| Nov 17 | at Notre Dame | L 7–21 | 34% |
| Nov 24 | vs Duke | L 14–16 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duke 16–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 112–206
- Coach
- James Hickey
- Elo
- 1429 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.2 No. 68 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Joe Craver and Ward Marslender
All-ACC
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Bob LaceyEAP-1; UPI-1
Don ChuyOTAP-1; UPI-1- Joe CraverCAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Ken WillardBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 6–0 | 8–2 | |
| Clemson | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Maryland | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–4 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.