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1962 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Craver, Ward Marslender
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963 →
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Duke $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1962 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-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 tied for fourth. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:00 p.m. NC State
L 6–742,000 [2]
September 291:30 p.m. [3]at No. 2 Ohio State*
L 7–4184,009 [4]
October 61:30 p.m.at Michigan State*
L 6–3861,029 [5]
October 132:00 p.m. Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 13–3126,000 [6]
October 202:00 p.m. South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC ( rivalry)
W 19–1425,000 [7]
October 272:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC ( rivalry)
W 23–1426,000 [8]
November 32:00 p.m.at Clemson
L 6–1721,000 [9]
November 101:30 p.m.at Virginia
W 11–717,000 [10]
November 172:00 p.m.at Notre Dame*
L 7–2135,553 [11]
November 242:00 p.m. Duke
L 14–1640,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[13]

References

  1. ^ "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1963.
  2. ^ "Rossi leads State over Carolina, 7–6". The Virginian-Pilot. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Journal Herald from Dayton, Ohio on September 29, 1962 · 14 (newspapers.com)".
  4. ^ "Bucks bash 'Heels". Fort Lauderdale News. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spartans trample Tar Heels, 38–6". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maryland routs UNC, 31–13". The Danville Register. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNC eases by USC with TD in last minute". Kingsport Times-News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "N. Carolina moves quick; Whips Deacs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers overpower Tar Heels, 17 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tar Heels drive 72 yards to overhaul Virginia, 11–7". The Sunday Star. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Irish holds the edge, 21–7". The Sunday Press. November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Last-minute win to Duke". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1962 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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