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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.
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Schedule
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 |
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September 19 | 1:00 p.m. |
Miami (OH)* | No. 10 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 49–7 | 49,500 |
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September 26 | 1:00 p.m. |
Boston College* | No. 9 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 56–14 | 48,000 |
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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 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (
rivalry)
| | W 48–10 | 51,692 |
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October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at
NC State | No. 4 | | | W 21–10 | 56,200 |
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October 24 | 1:00 p.m. |
South Carolina* | No. 3 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (
rivalry)
| | L 13–31 | 50,500 |
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October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Maryland | No. 9 | | | W 17–10 | 32,100 |
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November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2
Clemson | No. 8 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
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ABC | L 8–10 | 53,611 |
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November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Virginia | No. 13 | | | W 17–14 | 30,047 |
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November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Duke | No. 12 | | | W 31–10 | 38,525 |
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| 9:00 p.m. | vs.
Arkansas* | No. 11 | | ABC | W 31–27 | 71,009 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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Roster
1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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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.
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"Bryant's 6 TDs paste Pirates". The News and Observer. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Miami is run over at/by Heels, 49–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bryant's 4 Touchdowns Lead North Carolina". The Palm Beach Post. September 27, 1981. p. E6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Heels take tough one from Tech". Winston-Salem Journal. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels crush Deacons, 48–10". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 11, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UNC rallies for victory, 21–10". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gamecocks upset 'Heels". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heel bench scuttles Maryland by 17–10". The Daily Times. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers top Tar Heels". Florence Morning News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels sneak past Cavaliers". Greensboro News & Record. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels gain Gator Bowl bid". Fort Lauderdale News. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"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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