UNC's football opponents for the 2006 season, ranked by the number of points put up on the Tar Heel defense:
- Clemson (8-4)
- Notre Dame (10-2)
- Duke (0-12)
- Furman (8-4 in D1-AA)
- South Florida (8-4)
- Virginia Tech (10-2)
- Miami (6-6)
- Wake Forest (10-2) Atlantic Division Champs
- Virginia (5-7)
- Rutgers (10-1) Potential Big East Champs
- N.C. State (2-9)
- Georgia Tech (9-3) Coastal Division Champs