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-
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
Record 9-3
Points Scored 288
Scoring Average 24.0
Points Allowed 152
Defense Average 12.7
Opponents Record 52-58
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 9-2-0
Coaches
18 9-2-0
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.