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North Carolina

ACC · 2008 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2FCSUnranked—W 35–27
4Week 4 · Sep 16Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE8–5W 44–12
5Week 5 · Sep 23Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC10–4L 17–20
6Week 6 · Sep 30Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC7–6W 28–24
7Week 7 · Oct 7UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND BE8–5W 38–12
8Week 8 · Oct 14Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–6W 29–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–7L 13–16
10Week 10 · Oct 28Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC9–5W 45–24
12Week 12 · Nov 11Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–4W 28–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–5L 15–17
14Week 14 · Nov 25NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–7L 10–41
15Week 15 · Dec 2Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8W 28–20
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE9–4L 30–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.202
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-27+52
  • Boston College +9
  • Georgia Tech +9
  • Rutgers +8
  • UConn +8
  • Miami +7
  • Notre Dame +7
  • Duke +4
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • West Virginia -4
  • Maryland -5
  • Virginia -7
  • NC State -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W2#34Post-Season W3#34Post-Season W4#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+32
-3
+4
+26
+5
-3
+21
+21
-2
-31
+8
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1052003#472004#522005#1012006#922007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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