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1963 Gator Bowl
The 1963 Gator Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Air Force Falcons and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The 1963 Gator Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Air Force Falcons and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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.
- 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
Willard ran for 94 yards on 18 carries.
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 | Air Force | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 23 |
| Rushing yards | 95 | 251 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 119 |
| Punts–average | 4–40.0 | 6–36.0 |
| Fumbles–lost | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 3–42 | 3–35 |
- Fletcher, Stephen (December 28, 2016). "A sweet spot in time". unc.edu.
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