1964 North Carolina
5–5 (4–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by James Hickey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Clemson 29–0Nov 7
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs NC State | L 13–14 | 64% |
| Sep 26 | vs Michigan State | W 21–15 | 54% |
| Oct 3 | vs Wake Forest | W 23–0 | 79% |
| Oct 10 | at LSU | L 3–20 | 40% |
| Oct 17 | vs Maryland | L 9–10 | 66% |
| Oct 24 | vs South Carolina | W 24–6 | 80% |
| Oct 31 | at Georgia | L 8–24 | 49% |
| Nov 7 | at Clemson | W 29–0 | 46% |
| Nov 14 | at Virginia | L 27–31 | 68% |
| Nov 21 | vs Duke | W 21–15 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Duke 21–15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-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 1964.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 178–135
- Coach
- James Hickey
- Elo
- 1575 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.1 No. 36 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Chris Hanburger and Ron Tuthill
Drafted in 1965
The 1965 draft| Rd 1 | Ken Willard FB | San Francisco 49ers |
All-ACC
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Chris HanburgerCAP-1
Ken WillardBAP-1
Second team
- Richy ZarroOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1964 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| Duke | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| North Carolina | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| South Carolina | 2–3–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Clemson | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 5–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.