1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (5th season)
CaptainJohn Bunting, Paul Miller
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina $ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Virginia 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
NC State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Maryland 1 –4 –02 –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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 118:00 p.m.at Richmond*
W 28–016,000[3]
September 181:30 p.m.at Illinois*
W 27–049,591
September 251:30 p.m.Maryland
W 35–1443,000
October 21:50 p.m.at NC StateNo. 20
W 27–735,000
October 91:30 p.m.Tulane*No. 18
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 29–3739,500[4]
October 161:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame*
L 0–1659,075
October 231:50 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 7–344,000
October 301:30 p.m.William & Mary*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 36–3538,500
November 61:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 26–1345,500
November 131:30 p.m.at Virginia
W 32–2018,450
November 201:30 p.m.at Duke
W 38–051,500
December 312:10 p.m.vs. No. 6 Georgia*
NBCL 3–771,208[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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. ↑ "Tar Heels spill Richmond, 28–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tulane rocks Tar Heels". The News and Observer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UNC loses, but doesn't go to the 'Dogs". The Charlotte News. January 1, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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