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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Butch Davis
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Coastal

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Butch Davis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. McNeese State  35   27   V       
 Thu., Sep. 11  @ Rutgers  44   12   V       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Virginia Tech  17   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Miami  28   24   V       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Connecticut  38   12   V       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Notre Dame  29   24   V       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Virginia  13   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Boston College  45   24   V       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Georgia Tech  28   7   V       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Maryland  15   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. North Carolina State  10   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Duke  28   20   V       
 Sat., Dec. 27   West Virginia  30   31   L    @ Charlotte, NC   Meinke Car Care Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record0-5
  Points Scored360
  Scoring Average72.0
  Points Allowed275
  Defense Average55.0
  Opponents Record90-66
  Conference Record0-4
  Home Record0-2
  Away Record0-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2008 Atlantic Coast-Coastal Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 10-4309234Won  20-75-3151138  Frank Beamer
Georgia Tech 9-4317264Lost  3-385-3180156  Paul Johnson
Miami 7-6352314Lost  17-244-4219220  Randy Shannon
Virginia 5-7193260 3-5125143  Al Groh
Duke 4-8241281 1-7139212  David Cutcliffe
North Carolina 0-5360275Lost  30-310-45594  Butch Davis

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.