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1963 North Carolina

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by James Hickey.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1963, game by game: won vs. Virginia 11–7; lost at Michigan State 0–31; won at Wake Forest 21–0; won at Maryland 14–7; won vs. NC State 31–10; won at South Carolina 7–0; won vs. Georgia 28–7; lost vs. Clemson 7–11; won vs. Miami 27–16; won at Duke 16–14; won vs. Air Force 35–0+35−31Won 11–7 vs. Virginia+4VirginiaLost 0–31 at Michigan State-31Michigan StateWon 21–0 at Wake Forest+21Wake ForestWon 14–7 at Maryland+7MarylandWon 31–10 vs. NC State+21NC StateWon 7–0 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaWon 28–7 vs. Georgia+21GeorgiaLost 7–11 vs. Clemson-4ClemsonWon 27–16 vs. Miami+11MiamiWon 16–14 at Duke+2DukeWon 35–0 vs. Air Force+35Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsVirginiaW 11–⁠757%
Sep 28atMichigan StateL 0–⁠3127%
Oct 5atWake ForestW 21–⁠064%
Oct 12atMarylandW 14–⁠745%
Oct 19vsNC StateW 31–⁠1046%
Oct 26atSouth CarolinaW 7–⁠053%
Nov 2vsGeorgiaW 28–⁠756%
Nov 9vsClemsonL 7–⁠1165%
Nov 16vsMiamiW 27–⁠1663%
Nov 28atDukeW 16–⁠1443%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsAir ForceGator BowlW 35–⁠052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Air Force 35–⁠0 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 32nd-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 1963.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with NC State

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠103
Coach
James Hickey
Elo
1616 +163 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.7 No. 30 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Gene Sigmon and Roger Smith

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 6Bob Lacey EMinnesota Vikings

All-ACC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Gene SigmonOTUPI-2
  • Vic EspositoOTUPI-2
  • Jerry CabeOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1963 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina6–⁠19–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠3
Duke5–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠7
South Carolina1–⁠5–⁠11–⁠8–⁠1
Wake Forest1–⁠51–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.