 The Tar Heels lost three of their last four games, including a loss in the Meineke Car Care Bowl to West Virginia.Davis led the 2009 Tar Heels to another 8–4 regular season record and a second straight bowl appearance, the first time since the 1997–1998 seasons that UNC had made consecutive bowl appearances.A loss to North Carolina State in the final game of the season sent them back to the Meineke Car Care Bowl.