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1971 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results

Record: 9-3 (17th of 128) (Schedule & Results)

Conference: ACC

Conference Record: 6-0

Coach: Bill Dooley (9-3)

Points For: 285

Points/G: 23.8 (31st of 128)

Points Against: 145

Opp Pts/G: 12.1 (17th of 128)

SRS: 10.90 (24th of 128)

SOS: 0.82 (68th of 128)

Bowl Game: Lost Gator Bowl 7-3 versus Georgia

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/13	9/20	9/27	10/4	10/11	10/18	10/25	11/1	11/8	11/15	11/22	11/29	12/6	Final
			20	18							19	18

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 11, 1971	Sat	North Carolina	@	Richmond	Southern	W	28	0	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 18, 1971	Sat	North Carolina	@	Illinois	Big Ten	W	27	0	2	0	W 2
3	Sep 25, 1971	Sat	North Carolina		Maryland	ACC	W	35	14	3	0	W 3
4	Oct 2, 1971	Sat	(20) North Carolina	@	North Carolina State	ACC	W	27	7	4	0	W 4
5	Oct 9, 1971	Sat	(18) North Carolina		Tulane	Ind	L	29	37	4	1	L 1
6	Oct 16, 1971	Sat	North Carolina	@	(7) Notre Dame	Ind	L	0	16	4	2	L 2
7	Oct 23, 1971	Sat	North Carolina		Wake Forest	ACC	W	7	3	5	2	W 1
8	Oct 30, 1971	Sat	North Carolina		William & Mary	Southern	W	36	35	6	2	W 2
9	Nov 6, 1971	Sat	North Carolina		Clemson	ACC	W	26	13	7	2	W 3
10	Nov 13, 1971	Sat	North Carolina	@	Virginia	ACC	W	32	20	8	2	W 4
11	Nov 20, 1971	Sat	North Carolina	@	Duke	ACC	W	38	0	9	2	W 5
12	Dec 31, 1971	Fri	North Carolina	N	(6) Georgia	SEC	L	3	7	9	3	L 1	Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)