North Carolina
ACC · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 28–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | W 27–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | W 35–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 27–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 29–37 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–2 | L 0–16 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | W 7–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 36–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 26–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 32–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | W 38–0 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 4 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 11–1 | L 3–7 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Wake Forest +6
- Duke +6
- Richmond +5
- Illinois +5
- William & Mary +5
- Clemson +5
- NC State +3
- Virginia +3
- Maryland +2
- Georgia -1
- Notre Dame -2
- Tulane -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.