| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Result |
| Sat Aug 27 8:00 ET | 8:00 PM | Home | Florida A&M | Chapel Hill | ACC Network | 56-24 W |
| Sat Sep 3 | 12 Noon | Away | App St. | Boone, NC | ESPN U | 63-61 W |
| Sat Sep 10 | 12 Noon | Away | Georgia St. | Atlanta, Ga. | ESPN 2 | 35-28 W |
| Sat Sep 24 | 3:30 PM | Home | Notre Dame | Chapel Hill | ABC | 45-32 L |
| Sat Oct 1 | 3:30 PM | Home | Va. Tech | Chapel Hill | ACC Network | 41-10 W |
| Sat Oct 8 | 4:00 PM | Away | Miami | Miami, FL | ESPN 2 | 27-24 W |
| Sat Oct 15 | 8:00 PM | Away | Duke | Durham, NC | ACC Network | 38-35 W |
| Sat Oct 29 | 8:00 PM | Home | Pittsburgh | Chapel Hill | ACC Network | 42-24 W |
| Sat Nov 5 | 12 Noon | Away | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | ACC Network | 31-28 W |
| Sat Nov 12 | 7:30 PM | Away | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN2 | 36-34 W |
| Sat Nov 19 | 5:30 PM | Home | Georgia Tech | Chapel Hill | ESPN2 | 21-17 L |
| Fri Nov 25 | 7:00 PM | Home | NC State | Chapel Hill | ESPN or ABC | 30-27 L |
| Sat Dec 3 | 8:00 PM | Clemson | Charlotte, NC | ABC | 39-10 L | |
| Wed Dec 28 | 8:00 PM | Holiday Bowl | Oregon | San Diego, CA | FOX | 28-27 L |