1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1961 NCAA University Division 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.

1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1961 record5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Elliott, Jim LeCompte
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30NC StateW 27–22
October 7Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–27
October 14at No. 10 MarylandW 14–8
October 21at South CarolinaW 17–0
October 27at Miami (FL)*L 0–10
November 4Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 22–2135,000[2]
November 11No. 4 LSU*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–30
November 18at DukeL 3–641,000
November 25at Wake ForestL 14–1711,000
December 2Virginia
W 24–028,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "Tars stun Vols 22–21 in final 15 seconds". The Greenville News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1961 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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