1970-71 Carolina Cougars Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 34-50
Finishing 6th in the ABA's Eastern Division
Coach: Jerry Steele (17-25)
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 241,182, Avg. 5,742 in 42 home dates

1970-71 Carolina Cougars Statistics
1970-71 Carolina Cougars Roster

The Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 34 wins and 50 losses, finishing sixth in the ABA's Eastern Division.

Carolina netted 9,688 points and yielded 10,026. Joe Caldwell tossed in a team-best 1,678 points for the Cougars, and Bob Verga scored 18 or more per game as well. George Peeples accounted for 771 boards. George Lehmann dished out 464 assists for the squad.

Jerry Steele coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 9688
Regular Season Points Against: 10026

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 15, 1970	Carolina Cougars 97 at The Floridians 105	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 18, 1970	Kentucky Colonels 121 at Carolina Cougars 115	L	0-1	0-1	0-2		at Raleigh, NC
October 21, 1970	Indiana Pacers 125 at Carolina Cougars 113	L	0-2	0-1	0-3		at Charlotte, NC
October 22, 1970	Carolina Cougars 110 at Virginia Squires 114	L	0-2	0-2	0-4		at Hampton, VA
October 23, 1970	Carolina Cougars 97 at New York Nets 117	L	0-2	0-3	0-5
October 28, 1970	Carolina Cougars 102 at Kentucky Colonels 104	L	0-2	0-4	0-6
October 30, 1970	Virginia Squires 104 at Carolina Cougars 98	L	0-3	0-4	0-7		at Greensboro, NC
November 1, 1970	Carolina Cougars 97 at Pittsburgh Condors 112	L	0-3	0-5	0-8
November 4, 1970	Carolina Cougars 105 at Kentucky Colonels 127	L	0-3	0-6	0-9
November 6, 1970	Pittsburgh Condors 107 at Carolina Cougars 122	W	1-3	0-6	1-9		at Raleigh, NC
November 7, 1970	New York Nets 108 at Carolina Cougars 98	L	1-4	0-6	1-10		at Charlotte, NC
November 8, 1970	Carolina Cougars 122 at The Floridians 115	W	1-4	1-6	2-10		at Jacksonville, FL
November 11, 1970	Carolina Cougars 106 at New York Nets 102	W	1-4	2-6	3-10
November 13, 1970	The Floridians 96 at Carolina Cougars 98	W	2-4	2-6	4-10		at Greensboro, NC
November 14, 1970	Indiana Pacers 128 at Carolina Cougars 119	L	2-5	2-6	4-11		at Raleigh, NC
November 18, 1970	Kentucky Colonels 122 at Carolina Cougars 112	L	2-6	2-6	4-12		at Charlotte, NC
November 20, 1970	Kentucky Colonels 100 at Carolina Cougars 98	L	2-7	2-6	4-13		at Greensboro, NC
November 21, 1970	Pittsburgh Condors 114 at Carolina Cougars 100	L	2-8	2-6	4-14		at Raleigh, NC
November 22, 1970	Carolina Cougars 108 at New York Nets 92	W	2-8	3-6	5-14
November 25, 1970	Utah Stars 94 at Carolina Cougars 95	W	3-8	3-6	6-14		at Greensboro, NC
November 27, 1970	Utah Stars 115 at Carolina Cougars 102	L	3-9	3-6	6-15		at Raleigh, NC
November 28, 1970	The Floridians 113 at Carolina Cougars 114	W	4-9	3-6	7-15		at Charlotte, NC
December 3, 1970	Carolina Cougars 124 at The Floridians 114	W	4-9	4-6	8-15		at Tampa, FL
December 4, 1970	Carolina Cougars 116 at Indiana Pacers 150	L	4-9	4-7	8-16
December 5, 1970	Texas Chaparrals 121 at Carolina Cougars 117	L	4-10	4-7	8-17		at Charlotte, NC
December 6, 1970	Carolina Cougars 94 at New York Nets 90	W	4-10	5-7	9-17
December 11, 1970	Indiana Pacers 155 at Carolina Cougars 148	L	4-11	5-7	9-18	2OT	at Greensboro, NC
December 13, 1970	Texas Chaparrals 118 at Carolina Cougars 119	W	5-11	5-7	10-18		at Greensboro, NC
December 15, 1970	Carolina Cougars 116 at Denver Rockets 126	L	5-11	5-8	10-19
December 18, 1970	Carolina Cougars 111 at Virginia Squires 104	W	5-11	6-8	11-19	OT	at Richmond, VA
December 19, 1970	Denver Rockets 124 at Carolina Cougars 128	W	6-11	6-8	12-19		at Charlotte, NC
December 20, 1970	Carolina Cougars 108 at Utah Stars 129	L	6-11	6-9	12-20
December 22, 1970	Carolina Cougars 132 at Texas Chaparrals 160	L	6-11	6-10	12-21		at Dallas, TX
December 25, 1970	Carolina Cougars 121 at Pittsburgh Condors 136	L	6-11	6-11	12-22
December 26, 1970	New York Nets 104 at Carolina Cougars 98	L	6-12	6-11	12-23		at Raleigh, NC
December 27, 1970	The Floridians 114 at Carolina Cougars 122	W	7-12	6-11	13-23		at Greensboro, NC
December 29, 1970	Carolina Cougars 113 at Utah Stars 110	W	7-12	7-11	14-23
December 30, 1970	Carolina Cougars 136 at Denver Rockets 132	W	7-12	8-11	15-23
December 31, 1970	Virginia Squires 127 at Carolina Cougars 117	L	7-13	8-11	15-24		at Raleigh, NC
January 2, 1971	New York Nets 99 at Carolina Cougars 118	W	8-13	8-11	16-24		at Greensboro, NC
January 3, 1971	Carolina Cougars 124 at Virginia Squires 135	L	8-13	8-12	16-25		at Norfolk, VA
January 6, 1971	The Floridians 113 at Carolina Cougars 120	W	9-13	8-12	17-25		at Charlotte, NC
January 8, 1971	Pittsburgh Condors 100 at Carolina Cougars 115	W	10-13	8-12	18-25		at Greensboro, NC
January 9, 1971	Carolina Cougars 130 at Kentucky Colonels 125	W	10-13	9-12	19-25
January 10, 1971	Carolina Cougars 118 at Denver Rockets 124	L	10-13	9-13	19-26	OT
January 12, 1971	Carolina Cougars 120 at Utah Stars 131	L	10-13	9-14	19-27
January 14, 1971	Carolina Cougars 133 at The Floridians 130	W	10-13	10-14	20-27
January 15, 1971	Denver Rockets 114 at Carolina Cougars 125	W	11-13	10-14	21-27		at Greensboro, NC
January 17, 1971	New York Nets 120 at Carolina Cougars 112	L	11-14	10-14	21-28		at Greensboro, NC
January 19, 1971	Carolina Cougars 125 at Pittsburgh Condors 136	L	11-14	10-15	21-29
January 20, 1971	Virginia Squires 104 at Carolina Cougars 114	W	12-14	10-15	22-29		at Charlotte, NC
January 24, 1971	Carolina Cougars 101 at Pittsburgh Condors 118	L	12-14	10-16	22-30
January 25, 1971	Memphis Pros 115 at Carolina Cougars 107	L	12-15	10-16	22-31		at Sikeston, MO
January 29, 1971	Memphis Pros 101 at Carolina Cougars 115	W	13-15	10-16	23-31		at Greensboro, NC
January 30, 1971	Denver Rockets 109 at Carolina Cougars 114	W	14-15	10-16	24-31		at Raleigh, NC
January 31, 1971	Carolina Cougars 125 at New York Nets 121	W	14-15	11-16	25-31
February 2, 1971	The Floridians 110 at Carolina Cougars 102	L	14-16	11-16	25-32		at Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 1971	Carolina Cougars 109 at Memphis Pros 118	L	14-16	11-17	25-33
February 5, 1971	Kentucky Colonels 139 at Carolina Cougars 156	W	15-16	11-17	26-33		at Greensboro, NC
February 6, 1971	Kentucky Colonels 132 at Carolina Cougars 139	W	16-16	11-17	27-33		at Raleigh, NC
February 7, 1971	Carolina Cougars 101 at Pittsburgh Condors 121	L	16-16	11-18	27-34
February 14, 1971	The Floridians 109 at Carolina Cougars 106	L	16-17	11-18	27-35		at Raleigh, NC
February 17, 1971	Texas Chaparrals 111 at Carolina Cougars 116	W	17-17	11-18	28-35		at Charlotte, NC
February 19, 1971	New York Nets 109 at Carolina Cougars 105	L	17-18	11-18	28-36		at Greensboro, NC
February 21, 1971	Carolina Cougars 119 at Virginia Squires 124	L	17-18	11-19	28-37		at Norfolk, VA
February 24, 1971	Virginia Squires 137 at Carolina Cougars 144	W	18-18	11-19	29-37	OT	at Charlotte, NC
February 25, 1971	Carolina Cougars 114 at Virginia Squires 127	L	18-18	11-20	29-38		at Hampton, VA
February 28, 1971	Kentucky Colonels 122 at Carolina Cougars 112	L	18-19	11-20	29-39		at Charlotte, NC
March 3, 1971	Carolina Cougars 128 at Kentucky Colonels 131	L	18-19	11-21	29-40
March 5, 1971	Memphis Pros 95 at Carolina Cougars 83	L	18-20	11-21	29-41		at Raleigh, NC
March 6, 1971	New York Nets 127 at Carolina Cougars 112	L	18-21	11-21	29-42		at Raleigh, NC
March 8, 1971	Carolina Cougars 105 at Indiana Pacers 118	L	18-21	11-22	29-43
March 12, 1971	Carolina Cougars 120 at Texas Chaparrals 129	L	18-21	11-23	29-44		at Lubbock, TX
March 13, 1971	Carolina Cougars 122 at Texas Chaparrals 142	L	18-21	11-24	29-45		at Dallas, TX
March 14, 1971	Utah Stars 126 at Carolina Cougars 103	L	18-22	11-24	29-46		at Greensboro, NC
March 17, 1971	Pittsburgh Condors 133 at Carolina Cougars 120	L	18-23	11-24	29-47		at Charlotte, NC
March 19, 1971	Virginia Squires 132 at Carolina Cougars 120	L	18-24	11-24	29-48		at Greensboro, NC
March 21, 1971	Pittsburgh Condors 136 at Carolina Cougars 143	W	19-24	11-24	30-48	OT	at Greensboro, NC
March 25, 1971	Carolina Cougars 128 at Pittsburgh Condors 122	W	19-24	12-24	31-48
March 26, 1971	Memphis Pros 118 at Carolina Cougars 120	W	20-24	12-24	32-48		at Greensboro, NC
March 27, 1971	Carolina Cougars 129 at Virginia Squires 137	L	20-24	12-25	32-49		at Salem, VA
March 28, 1971	Carolina Cougars 148 at Kentucky Colonels 142	W	20-24	13-25	33-49
March 30, 1971	Carolina Cougars 114 at Indiana Pacers 112	W	20-24	14-25	34-49
March 31, 1971	Carolina Cougars 106 at Memphis Pros 123	L	20-24	14-26	34-50