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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Bill Dooley
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Bill Dooley enters his 5th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 The Tar Heels won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Richmond  28   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Illinois  27   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Maryland  35   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ North Carolina State  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Tulane  29   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Notre Dame  0   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Wake Forest  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. William & Mary  36   35   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Clemson  26   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Virginia  32   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Duke  38   0   W       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Georgia  3   7   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored288
  Scoring Average24.0
  Points Allowed152
  Defense Average12.7
  Opponents Record52-58
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 9-2-0 Coaches
18 9-2-0 UPI
  
1971 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-3288152Lost  3-76-016557  Bill Dooley
Clemson 5-6155202 5-2118102  Hootie Ingram
South Carolina 6-5191196 4-213678  Paul Dietzel
Duke 6-5170149Lost  0-33-310489  Mike McGee
Wake Forest 6-5218178 2-47483  Cal Stoll
North Carolina State 3-8147274 2-595178  Al Michaels
Virginia 3-8134272 2-492163  Don Lawrence
Maryland 2-9224283 1-5110144  Roy Lester

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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