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: John Bunting Conference: Atlantic Coast-
2001 Season Highlights
John Bunting enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 25 @
Oklahoma
27
41
L
@ Norman, OK
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Maryland
7
23
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Texas
14
44
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Florida State
41
9
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
North Carolina State
17
9
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
East Carolina
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Virginia
30
24
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Clemson
38
3
W
Thu., Nov. 1 @
Georgia Tech
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Wake Forest
31
32
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Duke
52
17
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Southern Methodist
19
10
W
Mon., Dec. 31
Auburn
16
10
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 337
Scoring Average 25.9
Points Allowed 271
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 90-66
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-4
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.