2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/05 | Citadel | 1-0 (0-0) | W 40-6 |
| 9/12 | @ Connecticut | 2-0 (0-0) | W 12-10 |
| 9/19 | East Carolina | 3-0 (0-0) | W 31-17 |
| 9/26 | @ Georgia Tech | 3-1 (0-1) | L 24-7 |
| 10/03 | Virginia | 3-2 (0-2) | L 16-3 |
| 10/10 | Georgia Southern | 4-2 (0-2) | W 42-12 |
| 10/22 | Florida State | 4-3 (0-3) | L 30-27 |
| 10/29 | @ No. 13 Virginia Tech | 5-3 (1-3) | W 20-17 |
| 11/07 | Duke | 6-3 (2-3) | W 19-6 |
| 11/14 | No. 14 Miami (FL) | 7-3 (3-3) | W 33-24 |
| 11/21 | @ Boston College | 8-3 (4-3) | W 31-13 |
| 11/28 | @ North Carolina State |   |
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Headlines
Mississippi, Cal, UNC reappear in AP's 25
Associated Press (12 hours ago)
Mississippi, California and North Carolina have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.
College GameDay Final
ESPN.com (22 hours ago)
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- The rise of the Cardinal, the fall of USC (7 days ago)
- Tar Heels land pair of elite basketball guards (9 days ago)
- UNC in the lead for Watch List WR Brent (12 days ago)
- On The Mark: Week 10 (13 days ago)
- UNC loses leading rusher Draughn for season (14 days ago)
Week 12 - Final
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | » Recap » Box Score » Drive Chart » Play-By-Play | |
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| PASSING » Yates (UNC) 182 yds RUSHING » Harris (BC) 132 yds RECEIVING » Gunnell (BC) 60 yds | ||||||
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Upcoming Games
North Carolina Tar Heels at North Carolina State Wolfpack
| CONF | OVR | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | |
| UNC | 4-3 | 8-3 | 265 | 175 | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| NCST | 1-6 | 4-7 | 336 | 347 | 4-3 | 0-4 |
North Carolina 33, Miami (FL) 24
| It was over when... Casey Barth nailed a 33-yard field goal with 157 left to seal it for the Tar Heels. Gameball goes to... Kendric Burney, who picked off three passes, running one back 77 yards for a TD. Stat of the game... 4. The Tar Heels forced the Hurricanes into four turnovers to pull off the win. | ||
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Award Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
| 2001 | Julius Peppers | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2001 | Julius Peppers | Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award |
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Rankings
| BCS | AP | COACHES |
| #24 | #23 | #24 |
2009 ACC Standings
| ATLANTIC | CONF | OVR |
| Clemson #18 | 6-2 | 8-3 |
| Boston College | 4-3 | 7-4 |
| Florida State | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| Wake Forest | 2-5 | 4-7 |
| North Carolina State | 1-6 | 4-7 |
| Maryland | 1-6 | 2-9 |
| COASTAL | CONF | OVR |
| Georgia Tech #7 | 7-1 | 10-1 |
| Virginia Tech #14 | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| Miami (FL) #17 | 5-3 | 8-3 |
| North Carolina #24 | 4-3 | 8-3 |
| Duke | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Virginia | 2-5 | 3-8 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| T. Yates | 304 | 182 | 1673 | 10 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| R. Houston | 150 | 572 | 3.8 | 9 |
| S. Draughn | 124 | 567 | 4.6 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| G. Little | 49 | 478 | 9.8 | 3 |
| E. Highsmith | 33 | 383 | 11.6 | 2 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 135.2 | 160.8 | 296 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 24.1 | 15.9 | 8.2 |
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2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| J. Boyd | WR | Signed | 83 |
| D. Moss | DE | Signed | 82 |
| D. Tate | ATH | Signed | 82 |
| B. Renner | QB | Signed | 81 |
| J. McAdoo | DT | Signed | 80 |
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North Carolina's Marvin Austin (9) sacks Boston College quarterback Dave Shinskie (15) during the fourth quarter... (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)