1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
1981 record10–2 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainShelton Robinson, Lee Shaffer
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12East Carolina*No. 13
W 56–051,300[2]
September 19Miami (OH)*No. 10
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 49–7
September 26Boston College*No. 9
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 56–1448,000[3]
October 3at Georgia Tech*No. 6
W 28–739,263
October 10Wake ForestNo. 5
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 48–1051,692
October 17at NC StateNo. 4
W 21–10
October 24South Carolina*No. 3
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 13–3150,500
October 31at MarylandNo. 9
W 17–10
November 712:30 p.m.No. 2 ClemsonNo. 8
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCL 8–10
November 14at VirginiaNo. 13
W 17–1430,047
November 21at DukeNo. 12
W 31–1038,525
December 28vs. Arkansas*No. 11
W 31–2771,009
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 54 Dave Drechsler So
OL Kevin Wilson So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
OLB 84 Mike Wilcher Jr
LB 93 Calvin Daniels Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1981 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bryant's 6 TDs paste Pirates". The News and Observer. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bryant's 4 Touchdowns Lead North Carolina". The Palm Beach Post. September 27, 1981. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
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