Head Coach: Butch Davis (2nd season)
Stadium: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
Record: 8-5 (all wins later vacated by NCAA)
Previous: 2007
Next: 2009
Schedule/Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | McNeese State | W | 35-27 | 1-0 |
| 9/11 | @ Rutgers | W | 44-12 | 2-0 |
| 9/20 | Virginia Tech | L | 17-20 | 2-1 |
| 9/27 | @ Miami (FL) | W | 28-24 | 3-1 |
| 10/4 | Connecticut | W | 38-12 | 4-1 |
| 10/11 | Notre Dame | W | 29-24 | 5-1 |
| 10/18 | @ Virginia | L | 13-16 (OT) | 5-2 |
| 10/25 | Boston College | W | 45-24 | 6-2 |
| 11/8 | Georgia Tech | W | 28-7 | 7-2 |
| 11/15 | @ Maryland | L | 15-17 | 7-3 |
| 11/22 | North Carolina State | L | 10-41 | 7-4 |
| 11/29 | @ Duke | W | 28-20 | 8-4 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl (@ Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC) | ||||
| 12/27 | West Virginia | L | 30-31 | 8-5 |