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1981 North Carolina Tar Heels Roster

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Record: 10-2, .833 W-L% (8th of 137) ▪ Rank: 9th in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dick Crum (10-2)

PS/G: 31.2 (8th of 137) ▪ PA/G: 12.5 (11th of 137)
SRS: 15.96 (12th of 137) ▪ SOS: 3.88 (58th of 137)

Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 31-27 versus Arkansas

  • Roster includes most starters and key reserves.
  • Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).
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Partial Roster

Rk Player Class Pos Summary
1 Rod Elkins* QB 69 Cmp, 136 Att, 994 Yds, 9 TD
2 Scott Stankavage QB 45 Cmp, 85 Att, 495 Yds, 3 TD
3 Kelvin Bryant* RB 152 Att, 1015 Yds, 6.7 Avg
4 Alan Burrus* RB 98 Att, 463 Yds, 4.7 Avg
5 Tyrone Anthony RB 146 Att, 699 Yds, 4.8 Avg
6 Eddison Bramble RB 3 Att, 5 Yds, 1.7 Avg
7 Danny Bunn RB 1 Att, 2 Yds, 2.0 Avg
8 Eddie Colson RB 1 Att, 5 Yds, 5.0 Avg
9 Ethan Horton RB 40 Att, 144 Yds, 3.6 Avg
10 James Jones RB 19 Att, 92 Yds, 4.8 Avg
11 Ray Littlejohn RB 3 Att, 12 Yds, 4.0 Avg
12 Bob McKinley RB 1 Att, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
13 Micah Moon RB 6 Att, 10 Yds, 1.7 Avg
14 Bobby Ratliff RB 66 Att, 335 Yds, 5.1 Avg
15 Jon Richardson* WR 28 Rec, 373 Yds, 13.3 Avg
16 Mark Smith* WR 19 Rec, 368 Yds, 19.4 Avg
17 Larry Griffin WR 10 Rec, 191 Yds, 19.1 Avg
18 Victor Harrison WR 7 Rec, 92 Yds, 13.1 Avg
19 Chuck Sharpe WR 1 Rec, 9 Yds, 9.0 Avg
20 Shelton Robinson* TE 13 Rec, 93 Yds, 7.2 Avg
21 Jeff Ray TE 1 Rec, 17 Yds, 17.0 Avg
22 Doug Sickels TE 1 Rec, 28 Yds, 28.0 Avg
23 Brian Blados* OL
24 David Drechsler* OL
25 Mike Marr* OL
26 Steve McGrew* OL
27 Ron Spruill* OL
28 Brian Johnston OL
29 Jeff Hayes K
30 Steve Fortson* DL
31 William Fuller* DL
32 Jack Parry* DL
33 Calvin Daniels* LB
34 Darrell Nicholson* LB
35 Lee Shaffer* LB
36 Mike Wilcher* LB
37 Chris Ward LB
38 Walter Black* DB
39 Billy Jackson* DB
40 Sammy Johnson* DB
41 Greg Poole* DB
42 Willie Harris DB
43 Darryl Lucas DB