1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
  • Jim Hickey (3rd season)
CaptainBob Elliott, Jim LeCompte
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Duke $   5 – 1     7 – 3  
North Carolina   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Clemson   3 – 3     5 – 5  
NC State   3 – 4     4 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Virginia   2 – 4     4 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1961 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 302:00 p.m.[2]NC State
W 27–2244,000[3]
October 72:00 p.m.[4]Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–2726,000[5]
October 142:00 p.m.[6]at No. 10 MarylandW 14–827,000[7]
October 212:00 p.m.[8]at South CarolinaW 17–016,000[9]
October 278:15 p.m.[10]at Miami (FL)*L 0–1029,612[11]
November 42:00 p.m.Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 22–2135,000[12]
November 112:00 p.m.No. 4 LSU*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–3028,000[13]
November 182:00 p.m.at Duke
L 3–641,000[14]
November 252:00 p.m.at Wake ForestL 14–1711,000[15]
December 22:00 p.m.Virginia
W 24–028,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". September 30, 1961.
  3. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 1961.
  4. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 7, 1961.
  5. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 8, 1961.
  6. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland". October 14, 1961.
  7. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 15, 1961.
  8. ^ "The Durham Sun from Durham, North Carolina". October 21, 1961.
  9. ^ "The Greenville News from Greenville, South Carolina". October 22, 1961.
  10. ^ "The Tampa Tribune from Tampa, Florida". October 27, 1961.
  11. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 28, 1961.
  12. ^ "Tars stun Vols 22–21 in final 15 seconds". The Greenville News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU Tigers wallop UNC". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Duke topples North Carolina, 6–3". Florence Morning News. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Wake Forest defeats UNC". The State. November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Tar Heels win, 24–0, over Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. December 3, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "1961 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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