Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 Appalachian State* | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | MASN/WITN-TV | W 29–24 | 43,279 | ||
| September 12 | 3:30 PM | at West Virginia* | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN360 | L 20–35 | 59,216 | ||
| September 19 | 12:00 PM | at #19 North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | L 17–31 | 58,000 | ||
| September 26 | 3:30 PM | UCF | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | BHSN/WITN-TV | W 19–14 | 43,210 | ||
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | CBSCS | W 21–17 | 26,814 | ||
| October 10 | 8:00 PM | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | MASN/WITN-TV | L 21–28 | 13,626 | ||
| October 17 | 3:30 PM | Rice | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | MASN | W 49–13 | 43,023 | ||
| October 27 | 8:00 PM | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | W 38–19 | 4,117 | ||
| November 5 | 7:30 PM | #24 Virginia Tech* | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN | L 3–16 | 43,569 | ||
| November 15 | 8:15 PM | at Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN | W 44–17 | 17,453 | ||
| November 21 | 3:30 PM | UAB | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | MASN/WITN-TV | W 37–21 | 43,056 | ||
| November 28 | 1:30 PM | Southern Miss | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | CBSCS | W 25–20 | 43,006 | ||
| December 5 | 12:00 PM | #18 Houston | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (C-USA Championship) | ESPN2 | W 38–32 | 33,048 | ||
| January 2 | 5:30 PM | vs. Arkansas | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (AutoZone Liberty Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–20 OT | 62,742 | ||
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