Schedule
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers* | | ABC | L 16–21 | 50,000 |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ESPN | L 10–35 | 57,000 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Furman* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ESPNU | W 45–42 | 47,000 |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Clemson | | ESPN360 | L 7–52 | 81,886 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Miami | | LFS | L 7–27 | 29,621 |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ESPNU | L 20–37 | 44,000 |
October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at Virginia | | ESPN | L 0–23 | 56,632 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Wake Forest | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| ESPNU | L 17–24 | 49,000 |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 26–45 | 80,795 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Georgia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| LFS | L 0–7 | 41,000 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| LFS | W 23–9 | 54,000 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | | ESPN360 | W 45–44 | 24,478 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Coaching staff
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The 2006 season was the last for John Bunting as head coach. He was to be replaced by Butch Davis in the postseason.[2][3]
Name
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Position [4]
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Seasons in Position
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John Bunting
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Head coach
|
6th
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Dave Brock
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Assistant head coach / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator
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2nd
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Ken Browning
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Defensive tackles
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13th
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Frank Cignetti
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Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
|
1st
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Jeff Connors
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Strength and conditioning coordinator
|
6th
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John Gutekunst
|
Assistant head coach / tight ends
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3rd
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Danny Pearman
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Defensive ends
|
1st
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Andre' Powell
|
Special teams coordinator / running backs
|
6th
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Marvin Sanders
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Defensive coordinator / defensive backs
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3rd
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Tommy Thigpen
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Linebackers
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2nd
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Mark Weber
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Offensive Line
|
1st
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Team statistics
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Passing leaders
|
Cmp
|
Att
|
Yds
|
TD
|
Int
|
Joe Dailey
|
112
|
195
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1316
|
7
|
10
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Cameron Sexton
|
57
|
136
|
840
|
4
|
8
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Rushing leaders
|
Car
|
Yds
|
Long
|
TD
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Ronnie McGill
|
192
|
790
|
48
|
7
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Barrington Edwards
|
91
|
330
|
34
|
2
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Justin Warren
|
7
|
77
|
23
|
1
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Receiving leaders
|
Rec
|
Yds
|
Long
|
TD
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Hakeem Nicks
|
39
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660
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83
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4
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Brooks Foster
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38
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486
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39
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2
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Jesse Holley
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37
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466
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50
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2
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Kicking
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XPM
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XPA
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FGM
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FGM
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Long
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Pts
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Connor Barth
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24
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24
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10
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10
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54
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54
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References
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