| 1 | Sat Aug 27 | vs FAMU | W56-24 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2 | Sat Sep 3 | atAppalachian St | W63-61 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Kidd Brewer Stadium · Boone, NC |
| 3 | Sat Sep 10 | atGeorgia St | W35-28 | 3-0 | 1.000 | Center Parc Stadium · Atlanta, GA |
| 4 | Sat Sep 24 | vsNotre Dame | L32-45 | 3-1 | .750 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 5 | Sat Oct 1 | vsVirginia Tech | W41-10 | 4-1 | .800 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 6 | Sat Oct 8 | atMiami | W27-24 | 5-1 | .833 | Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL |
| 7 | Sat Oct 15 | atDuke | W38-35 | 6-1 | .857 | Wallace Wade Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 8 | Sat Oct 29 | vsPitt | W42-24 | 7-1 | .875 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 9 | Sat Nov 5 | atVirginia | W31-28 | 8-1 | .889 | Scott Stadium · Charlottesville, VA |
| 10 | Sat Nov 12 | atWake Forest | W36-34 | 9-1 | .900 | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11 | Sat Nov 19 | vsGeorgia Tech | L17-21 | 9-2 | .818 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12 | Fri Nov 25 | vsNC State | L27-30 (2OT) | 9-3 | .750 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 13 | Sat Dec 3 | vs#9Clemson | L10-39 | 9-4 | .692 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| BOWLS | Wed Dec 28 | vs#15Oregon | L27-28 | 9-5 | .643 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
