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1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
The 1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.[1]
Quick Facts North Carolina Tar Heels football, Gator Bowl champion ...
| 1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–2 (5–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | Shelton Robinson, Lee Shaffer |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 1 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 North Carolina | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 13 | W 56–0 | 51,300 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | No. 10 |
| W 49–7 | 49,500 | [3] | |
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Boston College* | No. 9 |
| W 56–14 | 48,000 | [4] | |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | No. 6 | W 28–7 | 39,263 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 5 |
| W 48–10 | 51,692 | [6] | |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 4 | W 21–10 | 56,200 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | No. 3 |
| L 13–31 | 50,500 | [8] | |
| October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 9 | W 17–10 | 32,100 | [9] | ||
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | No. 8 |
| ABC | L 8–10 | 53,611 | [10] |
| November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 13 | W 17–14 | 30,047 | [11] | ||
| November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | No. 12 | W 31–10 | 38,525 | [12] | ||
| December 28 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas* | No. 11 | ABC | W 31–27 | 71,009 | [13] | |
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- "1981 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- "Bryant's 6 TDs paste Pirates". The News and Observer. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miami is run over at/by Heels, 49–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bryant's 4 Touchdowns Lead North Carolina". The Palm Beach Post. September 27, 1981. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Heels take tough one from Tech". Winston-Salem Journal. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels crush Deacons, 48–10". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 11, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNC rallies for victory, 21–10". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gamecocks upset 'Heels". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heel bench scuttles Maryland by 17–10". The Daily Times. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers top Tar Heels". Florence Morning News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels sneak past Cavaliers". Greensboro News & Record. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels gain Gator Bowl bid". Fort Lauderdale News. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "North Carolina fogs Arkansas in Gator Bowl". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 29, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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