1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Hickey (7th season)
Captain	Hank Barden, Ed Stringer
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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 use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	1:30 p.m.	No. 4 Michigan*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 24–31	41,000	[2]
September 25	1:30 p.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–3	80,182	[3]
October 2	1:30 p.m.	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 17–21	38,000	[4]
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 10–7	20,600	[5]
October 16	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 12–10	30,000	[6]
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 10–12	17,500	[7]
October 30	1:30 p.m.	Georgia*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 35–47	43,000	[8]
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 17–13	38,500	[9]
November 13	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–17	59,216	[10]
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 7–34	45,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "1965 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
2. Bob Pille (September 19, 1965). "Wolverines Sputter, but Win, 31–24". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tar Heels stun Ohio State, 14 to 3". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cavaliers rally to upset Tar Heels, 21 to 17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Talbott's fourth quarter kick wins for Tar Heels". The High Point Enterprise. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UNC edges Maryland 12–10". The Danville Register. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wake Forest battling Deacs upset UNC Tar Heels 12–10". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia 4th period tumbles Tar Heels". The Progress-Index. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "North Carolina braces to halt Clemson, 17–13". The Roanoke Times. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Irish roll 17 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Duke defeats Carolina by 34–7". Greensboro Daily News. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1966.