| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Georgia Tech | | ABC | L 21–27 | 46,459 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Wisconsin* | | ESPN2 | L 5–14 | 60,000 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State | | JPS | W 31–24 | 57,100 |
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Utah* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 31–17 | 50,000 |
| October 8 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Louisville* | | ESPNGP | L 14–69 | 41,334 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Virginia | | JPS | W 7–5 | 52,000 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | | ESPN2 | L 16–34 | 30,618 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Boston College | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| JPS | W 16–14 | 48,000 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| JPS | L 30–33 OT | 56,000 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke | | | W 24–21 | 50,000 |
| November 26 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 5 Virginia Tech | | ESPN | L 3–30 | 65,115 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[1]
| Name |
Position [2] |
Seasons in Position |
| John Bunting |
Head coach |
5th |
| Dave Brock |
Wide receivers |
1st |
| Ken Browning |
Defensive tackles |
12th |
| Jeff Connors |
Strength and conditioning coordinator |
5th |
| John Gutekunst |
Assistant head coach / tight ends |
2nd |
| Hal Hunter |
Offensive line |
4th |
| Brad Lawing |
Defensive ends / recruiting coordinator |
3rd |
| Andre' Powell |
Running backs / special teams coordinator |
5th |
| Marvin Sanders |
Defensive coordinator / defensive backs |
2nd |
| Tommy Thigpen |
Linebackers |
1st |
| Gary Tranquill |
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks |
5th |
| 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster |
| Players |
Coaches |
| Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
|
| Passing Leader |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
| Matt Baker |
180 |
346 |
2345 |
9 |
11 |
| Rushing Leaders |
Car |
Yds |
Long |
TD |
| Ronnie McGill |
130 |
530 |
37 |
5 |
| Barrington Edwards |
114 |
397 |
62 |
2 |
| James "Cooter" Arnold |
48 |
187 |
15 |
0 |
| Receiving Leaders |
Rec |
Yds |
Long |
TD |
| Jesse Holley |
47 |
670 |
49 |
1 |
| Mike Mason |
22 |
372 |
44 |
1 |
| Jarwarski Pollock |
30 |
341 |
33 |
2 |
| Kicking |
XPM |
XPA |
FGM |
FGM |
Long |
Pts |
| Connor Barth |
23 |
23 |
11 |
21 |
45 |
56 |