1961 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Elliott, Jim LeCompte
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 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.

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 Maryland
W 14–827,000[7]
October 212:00 p.m.[8]at South Carolina
W 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 Forest
L 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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