| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 9/12/1981 | UNC vs. East Carolina | W 56-0 | Kelvin Bryant school record six rushing touchdowns |
| 9/19/1981 | UNC vs. Miami | W 49-7 | |
| 9/26/1981 | UNC vs. Boston College | W 56-14 | |
| 10/3/1981 | UNC @ Georgia Tech | W 28-7 | |
| 10/10/1981 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 48-10 | |
| 10/17/1981 | UNC @ N.C. State | W 21-10 | |
| 10/24/1981 | UNC vs. South Carolina | L 13-31 | |
| 10/31/1981 | UNC @ Maryland | W 17-10 | |
| 11/7/1981 | UNC vs. Clemson | L 8-10 | |
| 11/14/1981 | UNC @ Virginia | W 17-14 | |
| 11/21/1981 | UNC @ Duke | W 31-10 | |
| 12/28/1981 | UNC vs. Arkansas | W 31-27 | Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, FL |
| | | Record: 10-2 | |