1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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]

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