1963 Gator Bowl

Background

This was the Falcons' first bowl game since 1959. The Tar Heels were co-champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was their first conference title since the 1949 Southern Conference title. This was their first bowl game in 1950.

Game summary

• UNC – Willard 1-yard run (Kick failed), 2:34 remaining
• UNC – Edge 6-yard run (Pass failed), 9:40 remaining
• UNC – Robinson 5-yard pass from Black (Robinson pass from Black), 4:29 remaining
• UNC – Kesler 1-yard run (Lacey pass from Edge), 4:44 remaining
• UNC – Black 5-yard run (Chapman kick), 13:19 remaining

Aftermath

Air Force did not return to a bowl game until 1971, nor win one until 1982. North Carolina did not return to a bowl game until 1970.

The morning after the game, there was a fire at the Hotel Roosevelt in downtown Jacksonville, with 22 dying.

Statistics

References

• 1963, December 31, 2017, December 31, 2017, dead
• Archived copy, 2015-12-22, 2015-09-24, dead
• Archived copy, 2017-01-13, 2017-02-02, dead

Further reading