The North Carolina Tar Heels were 9-2 in 1971. They fell to the Georgia Bulldogs, 7 to 3, in the Gator Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 9-3 | |
3-3 | 6-5 | ||
4-2 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-2 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 285 | 4,015 | 835 | 4.8 | 2,912 | 681 | 4.3 | 1,103 | 154 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 22nd | 29th | 19th | 35th | 15th | 8th | 23rd | 86th | 109th | 25th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 145 | 3,062 | 4.0 | 1,479 | 517 | 2.9 | 1,583 | 242 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 76th | 37th | 32nd | 25th | 51st | 18th | 94th | 75th | 88th | ||||||||||
Net | +140 | +953 | +835 | +0.8 | +1,433 | +164 | +1.4 | -480 | -88 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 27th | 19th | 29th | 15th | 13th | 17th | 105th | 108th | 42nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |