1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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

September 30NC State

W 27–22 October 7Clemson

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

L 0–27 October 14at No. 10 Maryland

W 14–8 October 21at South Carolina

W 17–0 October 27at Miami (FL)*

L 0–10 November 4Tennessee*

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

W 22–21 November 11No. 4 LSU*

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

L 0–30 November 18at Duke

L 3–6 November 25at Wake Forest

L 14–17 December 2Virginia

W 24–0

Template:CFB Schedule End

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1961 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.