1963 Gator Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Gator Bowl December 28 1963 1963 North Carolina Tar Heels 8–2 Jim Hickey ACC NR 19 6 14 8 7 Ken Willard (RB, North Carolina) & Dave Sicks (FB, Air Force)https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1963-2/ 1963 December 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103626/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1963-2/ December 31, 2017 dead Air Force Falcons 7–3 Ben Martin Independent 0 0 0 0 bg Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Jack Vest 50,018 1965 (Jan) CBS Lindsey NelsonTerry BrennanJim Simpson The 1963 Gator Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Air Force Falcons and the North Carolina Tar Heels. 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 Willard ran for 94 yards on 18 carries.http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/bowl_afahistory.html Archived copy 2015-12-22 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022741/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/bowl_afahistory.html dead http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/Football/2016FootballGuide-o.pdf Archived copy 2017-01-13 2017-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202112953/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/Football/2016FootballGuide-o.pdf dead 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 Statistics Air Force North CarolinaFirst downs 14 23Rushing yards 95 251Passing yards 165 119Punts–average 4–40.0 6–36.0Fumbles–lost 3–2 2–0Penalties–yards 3–42 3–35 References Further reading http://blogs.lib.unc.edu/morton/index.php/2016/12/a-sweet-spot-in-time/ A sweet spot in time Stephen Fletcher unc.edu December 28, 2016 December 22, 2017 Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Air Force Falcons football bowl games Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football bowl games Category:December 1963 sports events in the United States Gator Bowl