1960-61 North Carolina Tar Heels — schedule and results

The 1960-61 North Carolina Tar Heels went 19-4 (12-2 in the ACC) under head coach Frank McGuire. The team peaked at #4 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 11.82.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1960-12-05vs LSU TigersW 77–61Woollen Gymnasium
1960-12-06vs Virginia CavaliersW 81–47Woollen Gymnasium
1960-12-13vs Kentucky WildcatsL 65–70Greensboro Memorial Coliseum
1960-12-16at Kansas State WildcatsL 69–77Ahearn Field House
1960-12-17at Kansas JayhawksW 78–70Allen Fieldhouse
1960-12-19at Creighton BluejaysW 72–64Omaha Civic Auditorium
1960-12-29neutral Maryland TerrapinsW 81–57
1960-12-30neutral Villanova WildcatsW 87–67
1960-12-31neutral Duke Blue DevilsW 76–71Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
1961-01-07neutral Notre Dame Fighting IrishW 73–71
1961-01-10vs Wake Forest Demon DeaconsW 83–74Woollen Gymnasium
1961-01-14at Virginia CavaliersW 92–70Memorial Gymnasium
1961-01-16at Maryland TerrapinsW 58–52Cole Fieldhouse
1961-01-18at NC State WolfpackW 97–66Reynolds Coliseum
1961-01-31vs Clemson TigersW 77–46Woollen Gymnasium
1961-02-02vs Maryland TerrapinsW 63–56Woollen Gymnasium
1961-02-04at Duke Blue DevilsL 77–81Cameron Indoor Stadium
1961-02-08at South Carolina GamecocksL 82–89Carolina Fieldhouse
1961-02-11at Wake Forest Demon DeaconsW 93–78Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
1961-02-15vs NC State WolfpackW 62–56Woollen Gymnasium
1961-02-17neutral South Carolina GamecocksW 92–68
1961-02-18neutral Clemson TigersW 61–55
1961-02-25vs Duke Blue DevilsW 69–66 (OTOT)Woollen Gymnasium

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