1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorLee Hayley (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina $ 6 0 09 3 0
Clemson 4 2 05 6 0
Duke 2 3 06 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 06 5 0
Virginia 2 3 03 8 0
NC State 2 4 03 8 0
Maryland 1 4 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina won the Atlantic Coast Conference with a perfect conference record of 6–0. They were invited to the 1971 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Georgia.