Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | 2:00 p.m.[2] | NC State | | W 27–22 | 44,000 | [3] |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m.[4] | Clemson | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 0–27 | 26,000 | [5] |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m.[6] | at No. 10 Maryland | | W 14–8 | 27,000 | [7] |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m.[8] | at South Carolina | | W 17–0 | 16,000 | [9] |
| 8:15 p.m.[10] | at Miami (FL)* | | L 0–10 | 29,612 | [11] |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| W 22–21 | 35,000 | [12] |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 LSU* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 0–30 | 28,000 | [13] |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Duke | | L 3–6 | 41,000 | [14] |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | | L 14–17 | 11,000 | [15] |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia | | W 24–0 | 28,000 | [16] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 7, 1961.
- ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 8, 1961.
- ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland". October 14, 1961.
- ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 15, 1961.
- ^ "The Durham Sun from Durham, North Carolina". October 21, 1961.
- ^ "The Greenville News from Greenville, South Carolina". October 22, 1961.
- ^ "The Tampa Tribune from Tampa, Florida". October 27, 1961.
- ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina". October 28, 1961.
- ^ "Tars stun Vols 22–21 in final 15 seconds". The Greenville News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers wallop UNC". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke topples North Carolina, 6–3". Florence Morning News. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest defeats UNC". The State. November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels win, 24–0, over Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. December 3, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1961 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.