Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | 1:30 PM | William & Mary* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 49–38 | 43,500 | |||
| September 11 | 12:00 PM | at #20 Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | ABC | L 24–56 | 62,790 | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 PM | Georgia Tech | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 34–13 | 46,250 | |||
| September 25 | 1:30 PM | #22 Louisville* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 0–34 | 49,000 | |||
| October 2 | 12:00 PM | at Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN2 | L 16–38 | 82,708 | ||
| October 9 | 6:00 PM | #25 NC State | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Carolina–State Game) | ABC | W 30–24 | 60,000 | ||
| October 16 | 8:00 PM | at #11 Utah* | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | L 16–46 | 45,319 | |||
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | #4 Miami | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | W 31–28 | 58,000 | ||
| November 6 | 12:00 PM | #18 Virginia Tech | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 58,000 | ||
| November 13 | 12:00 PM | at #24 Wake Forest | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | JPS | W 31–24 | 37,623 | ||
| November 20 | 12:00 PM | at Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game) | JPS | W 40–17 | 30,541 | ||
| December 30 | 1:00 PM | vs. Boston College* | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 24–37 | 73,258 | ||
Did not play: Clemson and Maryland.
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