 The team finished 8–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play, and beat Navy in the inaugural EagleBank Bowl on December 20, 2008.The 2009 season saw the Demon Deacons finish the season with a record of 5–7 and 3–5 in ACC play.The Deacons missed out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2005 season.