1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Hank Barden
  • Ed Stringer
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State + 5 2 06 4 0†
Clemson + 5 2 05 5 0†
Duke 4 2 06 4 0
Maryland 3 3 04 6 0
North Carolina 3 3 04 6 0
Virginia 3 3 04 6 0†
Wake Forest 2 4 03 7 0†
South Carolina 0 6 05 5 0†
  • + Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.