1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[3]

1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1965 record	4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Hickey (7th season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State +	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0†
Clemson +	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0†
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0†
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0†
South Carolina	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	5	–	0†
+ – Conference co-champions † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records do not reflect this. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.[1] Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	No. 4 Michigan*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 24–31	41,000	[4]
September 25	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–3
October 2	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 17–21
October 9	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 10–7
October 16	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 12–10
October 23	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 10–12
October 30	Georgia*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 35–47
November 6	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 17–13
November 13	at No. 4 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 0–17
November 20	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 7–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

References

1. "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
2. "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
3. "1965 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
4. Bob Pille (September 19, 1965). "Wolverines Sputter, but Win, 31-24". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.