North Carolina
ACC · 1981 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
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 56–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 8–2–1 | W 49–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 56–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 28–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 48–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 21–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | L 13–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 4–6–1 | W 17–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 12–0 | L 8–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 1–10 | W 17–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | W 31–10 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | W 31–27 |
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).
- Miami (OH) +8
- Arkansas +8
- Duke +6
- East Carolina +5
- Boston College +5
- Wake Forest +4
- NC State +4
- Maryland +4
- Georgia Tech +1
- Virginia +1
- Clemson 0
- South Carolina -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 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.