The North Carolina Tar Heels were 9-2 in 1981. They emerged victorious over the Arkansas Razorbacks, 31 to 27, in the Gator Bowl.
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NC State 1981 Stats
See stats| 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 | 344 | 4,573 | 853 | 5.4 | 3,019 | 626 | 4.8 | 1,554 | 227 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 10th | 12th | 14th | 23rd | 8th | 14th | 11th | 81st | 91st | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 123 | 3,256 | 4.2 | 1,213 | 447 | 2.7 | 2,043 | 329 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 43rd | 38th | 16th | 27th | 15th | 104th | 118th | 60th | ||||||||||
Net | +221 | +1,317 | +853 | +1.2 | +1,806 | +179 | +2.1 | -489 | -102 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 10th | 14th | 18th | 5th | 11th | 7th | 105th | 115th | 50th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
