| Year: | 1971 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 18 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Dooley |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Bobby Collins |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Lee Hayley |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | John Bunting, Paul Miller |
| Stadium: | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | ACC champion |
| Bowl: | Gator Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 3–7 vs. Georgia |
The 1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina won the Atlantic Coast Conference with a perfect conference record of 6–0. They were invited to the 1971 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Georgia.