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2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

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.[1]

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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.

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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.[2][3]

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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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 87 Brandon Tate – Senior
  • 88 Hakeem Nicks – Junior
Offensive lineman
  • 60 Zack Handerson – Sophomore
  • 64 Jonathan Cooper – Freshman
  • 65 Cam Holland – Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 Mike Ingersoll – Sophomore
  • 67 Morgan Randall – Sophomore
  • 68 Mike Dykes – Redshirt Freshman
  • 69 Lowell Dyer – Junior
  • 70 Alan Pelc – Sophomore
  • 71 Carl Gaskins – 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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 79 Calvin Darity – Senior
Half-back
Tight End
  • 80 Ed Barham – Sophomore
  • 81 B.J. Phillips – Sophomore
  • 86 Randy White – Freshman
  • 89 Richard Quinn – Senior
  
Quarterback
  • 7 Mike Paulus – 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 – Redshirt Freshman
Fullback
  • 4 Bobby Rome – Junior
  • 6 Anthony Elzy – Sophomore
  • 43 Curtis Byrd – Sophomore
Defensive tackle
  • 9 Marvin Austin – Sophomore
  • 91 Tydreke Powell – Redshirt Freshman
  • 93 Cam Thomas – Junior
  • 94 Brian White – Junior
  • 96 Tavares Brown – Junior
  • 97 Aleric Mullins – Junior
Defensive End
Cornerback
  • 12 Charles Brown – Sophomore
  • 16 Kendric Burney – Sophomore
  • 23 Jordan Hemby – Junior
  • 24 Tavorris Jolly – Sophomore
  • 26 Richie Rich – Junior
  • 29 Brian Gupton – Redshirt Freshman
  • 34 Johnny White – Sophomore
  • 37 LaCount Fantroy – 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 – 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
  • 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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Terrence Brown – Senior
  • 29 Reid Phillips – Sophomore


Schedule

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Game summaries

McNeese State

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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.[9]

Rutgers

See also: 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
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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.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    North Carolina has vacated all wins from the 2008 and 2009 football seasons: "North Carolina Response to Notice of NCAA Allegations" (PDF). September 19, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Butch Davis Agrees To Contract Extension Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Pagano Headed Back To NFL." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2008.
  4. [4]
    "North Carolina Coaching Staff Archived 2007-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
  5. [5]
    "UNC Football Media Guide, 2009".
  6. [6]
    "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1929-1943, November 14, 2008, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  7. [7]
    "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1929-1943, November 22, 2008, Page 3, Image 3 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  8. [8]
    "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1929-1943, November 25, 2008, Page 4, Image 4 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  9. [9]
    "McNeese State vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - August 30, 2008 - ESPN".
  10. [10]
    "North Carolina vs. Rutgers - Game Recap - September 11, 2008 - ESPN".
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