Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | The Citadel* | #20 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN360 | W 40–6 (vacated) | 58,500 | |
| September 12 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut* | #19 | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPNU | W 12–10 (vacated) | 38,087 | |
| September 19 | 12:00 pm | East Carolina* | #19 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | W 31–17 (vacated) | 58,000 | |
| September 26 | 12:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | #18 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | Raycom | L 7–24 | 50,114 | |
| October 3 | 12:00 pm | Virginia | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) | Raycom | L 3–16 | 57,500 | ||
| October 10 | 3:30 pm | Georgia Southern* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN360 | W 42–12 (vacated) | 47,000 | ||
| October 22 | 8:00 pm | Florida State | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN | L 27–30 | 58,000 | ||
| October 29 | 7:30 pm | at #14 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | W 20–17 (vacated) | 66,233 | ||
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | Duke | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell Game) | ESPNU | W 19–6 (vacated) | 59,750 | ||
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | #15 Miami (FL) | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ABC | W 33–24 (vacated) | 57,500 | ||
| November 21 | 12:00 pm | at Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPN2 | W 31–13 (vacated) | 41,272 | ||
| November 28 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina State | #24 | Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPN2 | L 27–28 | 57,583 | |
| December 26 | 4:30 pm | vs. #16 Pittsburgh* | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Meineke Car Care Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–19 | 50,389 | ||
Did not play: Clemson, Maryland, and Wake Forest.
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