Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 6:05 PM | McNeese State* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN360 | W 35–27 (vacated) | 58,000 | ||
| September 11 | 7:45 PM | at Rutgers* | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | W 44–12 (vacated) | 42,502 | ||
| September 20 | 3:30 PM | Virginia Tech | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ABC/ESPN | L 17–20 | 59,800 | ||
| September 27 | 12:00 PM | at Miami (FL) | Dolphin Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN2 | W 28–24 (vacated) | 35,830 | ||
| October 4 | 7:00 PM | #23 Connecticut* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | W 38–12 (vacated) | 59,500 | ||
| October 11 | 3:30 PM | Notre Dame* | #22 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ABC/ESPN | W 29–24 (vacated) | 60,500 | |
| October 18 | 3:30 PM | at Virginia | #18 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | ABC/ESPN2 | L 13–16 OT | 52,342 | |
| October 25 | 12:00 PM | Boston College | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Raycom | W 45–24 (vacated) | 48,000 | ||
| November 8 | 12:00 PM | #20 Georgia Tech | #19 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Raycom | W 28–7 (vacated) | 59,000 | |
| November 15 | 3:30 PM | at Maryland | #17 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ABC/ESPN | L 15–17 | 46,113 | |
| November 22 | 12:00 PM | North Carolina State | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Raycom | L 10–41 | 60,000 | ||
| November 29 | 3:30 PM | at Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game) | ESPNU | W 28–20 (vacated) | 30,322 | ||
| December 27 | 1:00 PM | vs. West Virginia* | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Meineke Car Care Bowl) | ESPN | L 30–31 | 73,712 | ||
Did not play: Clemson, Florida State, and Wake Forest. The spring football game is on March 28, 2009.
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