1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Arkansas
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Captain Shelton Robinson, Lee Shaffer
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –04 –6 –1
Duke 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
NC State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 121:00 p.m. East Carolina *No. 13
W 56–051,300 [2]
September 191:00 p.m. Miami (OH) *No. 10
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 49–749,500 [3]
September 261:00 p.m. Boston College *No. 9
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 56–1448,000 [4]
October 31:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech *No. 6
W 28–739,263 [5]
October 101:00 p.m. Wake Forest No. 5
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 48–1051,692 [6]
October 171:00 p.m.at NC State No. 4
W 21–1056,200 [7]
October 241:00 p.m. South Carolina *No. 3
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 13–3150,500 [8]
October 311:30 p.m.at Maryland No. 9
W 17–1032,100 [9]
November 712:30 p.m.No. 2 Clemson No. 8
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 ABC L 8–1053,611 [10]
November 141:30 p.m.at Virginia No. 13
W 17–1430,047 [11]
November 211:30 p.m.at Duke No. 12
W 31–1038,525 [12]
December 289:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas *No. 11
ABCW 31–2771,009 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 54 Dave Drechsler So
OL Kevin Wilson So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
OLB 84 Mike Wilcher Jr
LB 93 Calvin Daniels Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "1981 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bryant's 6 TDs paste Pirates". The News and Observer. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Miami is run over at/by Heels, 49–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bryant's 4 Touchdowns Lead North Carolina". The Palm Beach Post. September 27, 1981. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Heels take tough one from Tech". Winston-Salem Journal. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tar Heels crush Deacons, 48–10". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 11, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UNC rallies for victory, 21–10". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Gamecocks upset 'Heels". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tar Heel bench scuttles Maryland by 17–10". The Daily Times. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tigers top Tar Heels". Florence Morning News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tar Heels sneak past Cavaliers". Greensboro News & Record. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tar Heels gain Gator Bowl bid". Fort Lauderdale News. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "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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