2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 0–5 0–4 8North Carolina has vacated all wins from the 2008 and 2009 football seasons: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NOAresponse091911.pdf North Carolina Response to Notice of NCAA Allegations September 19, 2011 September 19, 2011 October 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111011212731/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NOAresponse091911.pdf dead 4 Butch Davis 2nd John Shoop 2nd Pro-style Everett Withers 1st 4–3 Ryan Taylor Matt Merletti Garrett Reynolds Hakeem Nicks Trimane Goddard Mark Paschal Kenan Memorial Stadium Meineke Car Care Bowl L 30–31 vs. West Virginia 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. yes yes A. J. Blue QB Dallas, North Carolina North Gaston HS 6 1 208 4.6 January 18, 2008 2 2 75 Zach Brown LB Columbia, Maryland Hargrave Military Academy 6 1 213 4.42 January 20, 2008 4 4 79 Jonathan Cooper OG Wilmington, North Carolina John T. Hoggard HS 6 3 296 5.1 January 25, 2008 3 3 78 Quinton Coples DE Kinston, North Carolina Hargrave Military Academy 6 6 237 4.65 February 6, 2008 4 4 78 Herman Davidson S Long Beach, California Polytechnic HS 6 3 215 4.5 February 6, 2008 4 3 40 Dion Guy LB Washington, D.C. Woodson HS 6 3 219 4.61 February 4, 2008 2 2 40 Braden Hanson QB Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Latin HS 6 5 197 NA July 10, 2007 3 3 73 Todd Harrelson WR Chesapeake, Virginia Oscar F. Smith HS 6 1 188 4.53 June 28, 2007 3 3 78 Kenneth Harris LB Decatur, Georgia Columbia HS 6 4 206 4.60 February 3, 2008 2 2 40 Dwight Jones WR Burlington, North Carolina Cummings HS 6 4 210 4.61 January 26, 2007 4 5 81 Michael McAdoo DE Antioch, Tennessee Antioch HS 6 7 228 4.75 January 31, 2008 3 3 77 Ebele Okakpu LB Roswell, Georgia Roswell HS 6 2 208 4.50 August 4, 2007 4 3 75 Robert Quinn DE North Charleston, South Carolina Fort Dorchester HS 6 5 250 4.72 February 6, 2008 4 4 80 Kevin Reddick LB New Bern, North Carolina New Bern HS 6 2 220 4.57 January 13, 2008 4 3 78 Joseph Townsend DT San Jose, California Foothill College 6 4 290 4.87 February 9, 2008 4 3 NA Randy White TE Bristol, Virginia Virginia HS 6 5 234 4.79 June 15, 2007 2 2 73 Melvin Williams S Lebanon, Tennessee Coffeyville CC 6 0 203 4.55 October 23, 2007 4 4 NA Christian Wilson TE McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Montour HS 6 3 235 4.60 February 6, 2008 4 4 81 Jamal Womble RB Sierra Vista, Arizona Buena HS 5 10 221 4.41 December 5, 2007 4 4 78 yes 2007 North Carolina Commit List for 2007 Scout.com Football Recruiting: North Carolina RecruitTracker 2007: North Carolina 15 16 March 4, 2008 yes 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."Butch Davis Agrees To Contract Extension https://web.archive.org/web/20071224180300/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112107aac.html 2007-12-24 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on January 28, 2008."Pagano Headed Back To NFL." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2008. Name Position "North Carolina Coaching Staff https://web.archive.org/web/20071214175159/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/fbccoaches.html 2007-12-14 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on January 28, 2008. 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 Wide Receiver 1 Brooks Foster – Senior 2 Cooter Arnold – Senior 3 Kenton Thornton – Junior 15 Anthony Parker-Boyd – Sophomore 19 Josh Washburn – Junior 23 Quentin Plair – Sophomore 34 Brett Long – Senior 82 Todd Harrelson – Freshman 83 Dwight Jones – Freshman 85 Rashad Mason – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 87 Brandon Tate – Senior 88 Hakeem Nicks – Junior Offensive lineman 60 Zack Handerson – Sophomore 64 Jonathan Cooper – Freshman 65 Cam Holland – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 66 Mike Ingersoll – Sophomore 67 Morgan Randall – Sophomore 68 Mike Dykes – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 69 Lowell Dyer – Junior 70 Alan Pelc – Sophomore 71 Carl Gaskins – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 72 Kyle Jolly – Junior 73 Aaron Stahl – Junior 74 Sam Ellis – Sophomore 75 Garrett Reynolds – Senior 76 Bryon Bishop – Senior 77 Kevin Bryant – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 79 Calvin Darity – Senior Half-back 17 Zack Pianalto – Sophomore 33 Christian Wilson – Freshman Tight End 80 Ed Barham – Sophomore 81 B.J. Phillips – Sophomore 86 Randy White – Freshman 89 Richard Quinn – Senior Quarterback 7 Mike Paulus – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 11 Cameron Sexton – Junior 13 T. J. Yates – Sophomore 14 Braden Hanson – Freshman Running Back 5 Jamal Womble – Freshman 8 Greg Little – Sophomore 20 Shaun Draughn – Sophomore 30 Carter Brown – Sophomore 32 Ryan Houston – Sophomore 45 Devon Ramsay – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Fullback 4 Bobby Rome – Junior 6 Anthony Elzy – Sophomore 43 Curtis Byrd – Sophomore Defensive tackle 9 Marvin Austin – Sophomore 91 Tydreke Powell – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 93 Cam Thomas – Junior 94 Brian White – Junior 96 Tavares Brown – Junior 97 Aleric Mullins – Junior Defensive End 40 Darius Powell – Sophomore 42 Robert Quinn – Freshman 84 Vince Jacobs – Sophomore 90 Quinton Coples – Freshman 92 E. J. Wilson – Junior 94 Michael McAdoo – Freshman 95 Greg Elleby – Sophomore 98 Darrius Massenburg – Sophomore Cornerback 12 Charles Brown – Sophomore 16 Kendric Burney – Sophomore 23 Jordan Hemby – Junior 24 Tavorris Jolly – Sophomore 26 Richie Rich – Junior 29 Brian Gupton – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 34 Johnny White – Sophomore 37 LaCount Fantroy – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Linebacker 35 Herman Davidson – Freshman 36 Kennedy Tinsley – Junior 41 Mark Paschal – Senior 44 Chase Rice – Senior 45 Alex Crisp – Sophomore 47 Zach Brown – Freshman 49 Ryan Taylor – Junior 52 Quan Sturdivant – Sophomore 53 Kenneth Harris – Freshman 54 Bruce Carter – Sophomore 55 Linwan Euwell – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 57 Dion Guy – Freshman 57 Hayden Hunter – Sophomore 58 Ebele Okakpu – Freshman Safety 7 Josh Stewart – Sophomore 10 Melvin Williams – Junior 21 Da'Norris Searcy – Sophomore 25 Matt Merletti – Sophomore 27 Deunta Williams – Sophomore 28 Jonathan Smith – Sophomore 31 Trimane Goddard – Senior 32 Tyler Caldwell – Junior 32 Jeff Everett – Freshman 43 Jabir Jones – Senior Long Snapper 51 Trevor Stuart – Sophomore 58 Mark House – Sophomore Punter / Place Kicker 11 Casey Barth – Freshman 16 Trase Jones – Sophomore 17 Grant Schallock – Sophomore 18 Jay Wooten – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 19 Terrence Brown – Senior 29 Reid Phillips – Sophomore Schedule 2008 AP Eastern August 30 6:05 p.m. v y McNeese State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN360 35–27 58,000 https://archive.org/details/carolinafootball2009unse/page/111/mode/1up UNC Football Media Guide, 2009 September 11 7:45 p.m. v y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 44–12 42,502 September 20 3:30 p.m. l Virginia Tech Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC/ESPN 17–20 59,800 September 27 12:00 p.m. v y Miami (FL) Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN2 28–24 35,830 October 4 7:00 p.m. v y Connecticut 24 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 38–12 59,500 October 11 3:30 p.m. v y 22 Notre Dame Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry ABC/ESPN 29–24 60,000 October 18 3:30 p.m. l y 18 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA South's Oldest Rivalry ABC/ESPN2 13–16 OT 52,342 October 25 12:00 p.m. v Boston College 23 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Raycom 45–24 48,000 November 8 12:00 p.m. v y 19 Georgia Tech 22 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Raycom 28–7 59,000 November 15 3:30 p.m. https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92068245/2008-11-14/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1929-1943, November 14, 2008, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org) l y 17 Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ABC/ESPN 15–17 46,113 November 22 12:00 p.m. https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92068245/2008-11-22/ed-1/seq-3/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1929-1943, November 22, 2008, Page 3, Image 3 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org) l 25 North Carolina State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry Raycom 10–41 60,000 November 29 3:30 p.m. https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92068245/2008-11-25/ed-1/seq-4/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1929-1943, November 25, 2008, Page 4, Image 4 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org) v y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell ESPNU 28–20 30,322 December 27 1:00 p.m. l y y West Virginia Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Meineke Car Care Bowl ESPN 30–31 73,712 Game summaries McNeese State McNeese State 0 14 6 7 North Carolina 7 7 7 14 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.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282430153 https://archive.today/20120708082515/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282430153 dead July 8, 2012 McNeese State vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - August 30, 2008 - ESPN Rutgers 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team North Carolina 0 17 21 6 Rutgers 3 3 0 6 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.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282550164 https://archive.today/20120709084816/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282550164 dead July 9, 2012 North Carolina vs. Rutgers - Game Recap - September 11, 2008 - ESPN References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football