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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainShelton Robinson, Lee Shaffer
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – 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]

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 ForestNo. 5
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 48–1051,692[6]
October 171:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 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
Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
    		• W 17–1032,100[9]
    November 712:30 p.m.No. 2 ClemsonNo. 8
    • Kenan Memorial Stadium
    • Chapel Hill, NC
    		ABCL 8–1053,611[10]
    November 141:30 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 13
    		W 17–1430,047[11]
    November 211:30 p.m.at DukeNo. 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
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 54 Dave Drechsler So
    OL Kevin Wilson So
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OLB 84 Mike Wilcher Jr
    LB 93 Calvin Daniels Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1981 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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