1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football

ACC champion

Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Georgia

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 18
Record| 9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach|

* Bill Dooley (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Bobby Collins (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Lee Hayley (5th season)
Captain| John Bunting, Paul Miller
Home stadium| Kenan Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1972 ->

1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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

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September 11| 8:00 p.m.| at Richmond*| |

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| | W 28–0| 16,000| [3]
September 18| 1:30 p.m.| at Illinois*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| | W 27–0| 49,591| [4]
September 25| 1:30 p.m.| Maryland| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| | W 35–14| 43,000| [5]
October 2| 1:50 p.m.| at NC State| No. 20|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| | W 27–7| 35,000| [6]
October 9| 1:30 p.m.| Tulane*| No. 18|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| | L 29–37| 39,500| [7]
October 16| 1:30 p.m.| at No. 7 Notre Dame*| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| | L 0–16| 59,075| [8]
October 23| 1:50 p.m.| Wake Forest| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| | W 7–3| 44,000| [9]
October 30| 1:30 p.m.| William & Mary*| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| | W 36–35| 38,500| [10]
November 6| 1:30 p.m.| Clemson| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| | W 26–13| 45,500| [11]
November 13| 1:30 p.m.| at Virginia| |

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)

| | W 32–20| 18,450| [12]
November 20| 1:30 p.m.| at Duke| |

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (Victory Bell)

| | W 38–0| 51,500| [13]
December 31| 2:10 p.m.| vs. No. 6 Georgia*| |

* Gator Bowl Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)

| NBC| L 3–7| 71,208| [14]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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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. ^ "North Carolina blasts Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tar Heels bring Terps back to reality, 35 to 14". The Daily Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Quarterback Paul Miller leads unbeaten UNC to 27–7 victory against N.C. State". The Danville Register. October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tulane rocks Tar Heels". The News and Observer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Irish get kicks with 16–0 victory". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tar Heels scuttle Demon Deacons, 7–3". The State. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "UNC gambles to nip W&M". The Roanoke Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "North Carolina prevails on Craven's field goals". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Jolley leads Tar Heels past Cavs". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 14, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Tar Heels crush Duke, accept Gator bid". The Miami Herald. November 21, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "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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North Carolina Tar Heels football

Venues|

* Emerson Field (1916–1926)
* Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Duke: Victory Bell
* NC State
* South Carolina
* Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry
* Wake Forest

Culture & lore|

* First forward pass
* Rameses
* The Marching Tar Heels
* 2010 football scandal
* 2011 academic-athletic scandal

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Americans
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

* Duke & Maryland (1953)
* Duke (1954)
* Duke & Maryland (1955)
* Clemson (1956)
* NC State (1957)
* Clemson (1958)
* Clemson (1959)
* Duke (1960)
* Duke (1961)
* Duke (1962)
* North Carolina & NC State (1963)
* NC State (1964)
* Clemson & NC State (1965)
* Clemson (1966)
* Clemson (1967)
* NC State (1968)
* South Carolina (1969)
* Wake Forest (1970)
* North Carolina (1971)
* North Carolina (1972)
* NC State (1973)
* Maryland (1974)
* Maryland (1975)
* Maryland (1976)
* North Carolina (1977)
* Clemson (1978)
* NC State (1979)
* North Carolina (1980)
* Clemson (1981)
* Clemson (1982)
* Maryland (1983)
* Maryland (1984)
* Maryland (1985)
* Clemson (1986)
* Clemson (1987)
* Clemson (1988)
* Duke & Virginia (1989)
* Georgia Tech (1990)
* Clemson (1991)
* Florida State (1992)
* Florida State (1993)
* Florida State (1994)
* Florida State & Virginia (1995)
* Florida State (1996)
* Florida State (1997)
* Florida State & Georgia Tech (1998)
* Florida State (1999)
* Florida State (2000)
* Maryland (2001)
* Florida State (2002)
* Florida State (2003)
* Virginia Tech (2004)
* Florida State (2005)
* Wake Forest (2006)
* Virginia Tech (2007)
* Virginia Tech (2008)
* Georgia Tech (2009) vacated
* Virginia Tech (2010)
* Clemson (2011)
* Florida State (2012)
* Florida State (2013)
* Florida State (2014)
* Clemson (2015)
* Clemson (2016)
* Clemson (2017)
* Clemson (2018)
* Clemson (2019)
* Clemson (2020)
* Pittsburgh (2021)
* Clemson (2022)
* Florida State (2023)

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