1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Georgia
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
1971 record 9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach Bill Dooley (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Bobby Collins (5th season)
1971 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Carolina $  6 0     9 3  
Clemson  4 2     5 6  
Duke  2 3     6 5  
Virginia  2 3     3 8  
Wake Forest  2 3     6 5  
NC State  2 4     3 8  
Maryland  1 4     2 9  
  • $ 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 college 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 at Richmond* City StadiumRichmond, VA W 280  
September 18 at Illinois* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 270  
September 25 Maryland Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 3514  
October 2 at NC State No. 20 Carter StadiumRaleigh, NC (Rivalry) W 277  
October 9 Tulane* No. 18 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 2937  
October 16 at No. 7 Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN L 016  
October 23 Wake Forest Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) W 73  
October 30 William & Mary* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 3635  
November 6 Clemson Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 2613  
November 13 at Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 3220  
November 20 at Duke Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) W 380  
December 31 vs. No. 6 Georgia* Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 37  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game 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.


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