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2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	North Carolina Tar Heels
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
division	Coastal Division
short_conf	ACC
record	0–5
conf_record	0–4
wins_vacated	8
conf_wins_vacated	4
head_coach	Butch Davis
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	John Shoop
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Everett Withers
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Ryan Taylor
captain2	Matt Merletti
captain3	Garrett Reynolds
captain4	Hakeem Nicks
captain5	Trimane Goddard
captain6	Mark Paschal
stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
bowl	[Meineke Car Care Bowl](2008-meineke-car-care-bowl)
bowl_result	L 30–31 vs. [West Virginia](2008-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team)

The 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tie for third in the Coastal Division. The Tar Heels lost to West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2011, North Carolina vacated all its wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Recruiting

The Tar Heels received 16 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 6, 2008. One student athlete had already enrolled before National Signing Day and one signed several days later, making this class smaller and less-heralded than the previous year's class. | access-date = March 4, 2008

Coaching staff

After signing a contract extension at the end of the 2007 season, Butch Davis enters his second season as head coach. Chuck Pagano resigned as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach to become an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. He was replaced by Minnesota assistant Everett Withers.

Name	Position	Seasons in Position
Butch Davis	Head coach	2nd
John Blake	Associate head coach / recruiting coordinator / defensive line	2nd
Ken Browning	Running backs	15th
Jeff Connors	Strength and conditioning coordinator	8th
Steve Hagen	Tight Ends	2nd
John Lovett	Special teams coordinator / Defensive Assistant	2nd
Sam Pittman	Offensive Line	2nd
John Shoop	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	2nd
Tommy Thigpen	Linebackers	4th
Charlie Williams	Wide Receivers	2nd
Everett Withers	Defensive coordinator / defensive backs	1st

Brad Davis (graduate assistant)

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

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Game summaries

McNeese State

Brandon Tate put on a dazzling one-man show, scoring on an 82-yard punt return and putting North Carolina ahead for good with a 57-yard touchdown catch to help the Tar Heels hold off McNeese State 35-27. Tate finished with a school-record 397 all-purpose yards for the Tar Heels, who showed little else in an unimpressive start to their second season under Butch Davis. In a game suspended nearly two hours due to weather, they blew a 14-0 first-half lead and had to rally from a third-quarter deficit against Football Championship Subdivision McNeese State, who outplayed the Heels much of the way. T. J. Yates had 221 passing yards and 2 touchdowns.

Rutgers

T. J. Yates threw three touchdown passes and the Tar Heels won for the first time outside North Carolina since 2002, beating error-prone Rutgers 44-12 in a nationally televised game that pitted Butch Davis against his former pupil, Greg Schiano. Hakeem Nicks and Brandon Tate combined for 10 catches, 204 receiving yards, and three touchdowns as the Heels offense rolled over Rutgers. Carolina's defense generated 4 Rutgers turnovers (3 INTs and a fumble) and scored off of a 66-yard interception return by Bruce Carter.

References

(September 19, 2011). "North Carolina Response to Notice of NCAA Allegations".
"[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112107aac.html Butch Davis Agrees To Contract Extension] {{webarchive. link. (2007-12-24 ." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on January 28, 2008.)
"[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021108aaa.htmll Pagano Headed Back To NFL]." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on February 12, 2008.
"[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/fbccoaches.html North Carolina Coaching Staff] {{webarchive. link. (2007-12-14 ." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on January 28, 2008.)
"McNeese State vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - August 30, 2008 - ESPN".
"North Carolina vs. Rutgers - Game Recap - September 11, 2008 - ESPN".

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