1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (5th season)
CaptainJohn Bunting, Paul Miller
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

  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.

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