| 1971 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jimmy Poulos (TB, Georgia) & James Webster (LB, North Carolina)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Pat McHugh (SEC; split crew: SEC, ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,208 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Gator Bowl (December) was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the North Carolina Tar Heels.