1963 Gator Bowl

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0 35 Air Force 0 0 0 Date 28 December 1963 Stadium Gator Bowl Stadium		NR 19 0 0 0 0 Location Gator Bowl Stadium People also search for 1974 Sun Bowl
Champion North Carolina Tar Heels football Announcers Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson

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The 1963 Gator Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Air Force Falcons and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

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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 1950.

Game summary

UNC - Willard 1 run (Kick failed), 2:34 remaining

UNC - Edge 6 run (Pass failed), 9:40 remaining

UNC - Robinson 5 pass from Black (Robinson pass from Black), 4:29 remaining

UNC - Kessler 1 run (Lacey pass from Edge), 4:44 remaining

UNC - Black 5 run (Chapman kick), 13:19 remaining

Willard ran for 94 yards on 18 carries.

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 night after the game, a fire broke out in downtown Jacksonville, with 22 dying.

References

1963 Gator Bowl Wikipedia

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