1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
1971 record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Bill Dooley (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (5th season)
CaptainJohn Bunting, Paul Miller
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Maryland 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina won the Atlantic Coast Conference with a perfect conference record of 6–0. They were invited to the 1971 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Georgia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Richmond*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 28–0
September 18at Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 27–0
September 25Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 35–14
October 2at NC StateNo. 20
W 27–7
October 9Tulane*No. 18
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 29–3739,500[3]
October 16at No. 7 Notre Dame*
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–1659,075
October 23Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 7–344,000
October 30William & Mary*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 36–35
November 6Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 26–1345,500
November 13at Virginia
W 32–2018,450
November 20at Duke
W 38–051,500
December 31vs. No. 6 Georgia*
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
NBCL 3–771,208
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1971 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane rocks Tar Heels". The News and Observer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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