The North Carolina Tar Heels were 8-4 in 2008. They fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers, 31 to 30, in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 360 | 4,178 | 771 | 5.4 | 1,594 | 451 | 3.5 | 2,584 | 320 | 8.1 | 205 | 88 | 109 | 109 | 63 | 550 | ||
Team Rank | 41st | 84th | 107th | 60th | 85th | 59th | 93rd | 70th | 99th | 21st | 99th | 86th | 81st | 81st | 28th | 35th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 275 | 4,750 | 5.0 | 1,812 | 484 | 3.7 | 2,938 | 466 | 6.3 | 265 | 111 | 135 | 135 | 72 | 609 | |||
Opponent Rank | 33rd | 78th | 39th | 59th | 91st | 43rd | 89th | 107th | 36th | 86th | 82nd | 89th | 89th | 69th | 71st | ||||
Net | +85 | -572 | +771 | +0.4 | -218 | -33 | -0.2 | -354 | -146 | +1.8 | -60 | -23 | -26 | -26 | -9 | -59 | |||
Net Rank | 35th | 88th | 105th | 42nd | 72nd | 74th | 71st | 88th | 113th | 16th | 108th | 90th | 92nd | 92nd | 38th | 46th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |