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: Dick Crum Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1981 Season Highlights
Dick Crum enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
East Carolina
56
0
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Miami Ohio
49
7
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Boston College
56
14
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Georgia Tech
28
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Wake Forest
48
10
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
North Carolina State
21
10
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
South Carolina
13
31
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Maryland
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Clemson
8
10
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Virginia
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Duke
31
10
W
Mon., Dec. 28
Arkansas
31
27
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 375
Scoring Average 31.3
Points Allowed 150
Defense Average 12.5
Opponents Record 64-69
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-0
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 10-2-0
AP
8 10-2-0
Coaches
8 10-2-0
UPI
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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