| 1971North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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ACC champion | |
Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs.Georgia | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Collins (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lee Hayley (5th season) |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented theNorth Carolina Tar Heels ofUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the1971 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coachBill Dooley and played their home games atKenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina won theAtlantic Coast Conference with a perfect conference record of 6–0. They were invited to the1971 Gator Bowl, where they lost toGeorgia.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | atRichmond* | W 28–0 | 16,000 | [2] | |||
| September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | atIllinois* | W 27–0 | 49,591 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland | W 35–14 | 43,000 | [4] | |||
| October 2 | 1:50 p.m. | atNC State | No. 20 | ABC | W 27–7 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 18 |
| L 29–37 | 39,500 | [6] | |
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 7Notre Dame* | L 0–16 | 59,075 | [7] | |||
| October 23 | 1:50 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| ABC | W 7–3 | 44,000 | [8] | |
| October 30 | 1:30 p.m. | William & Mary* |
| W 36–35 | 38,500 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| W 26–13 | 45,500 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | atVirginia | W 32–20 | 18,450 | [11] | |||
| November 20 | 1:30 p.m. | atDuke | W 38–0 | 51,500 | [12] | |||
| December 31 | 2:10 p.m. | vs. No. 6Georgia* | NBC | L 3–7 | 71,208 | [13] | ||
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