2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl

The Pittsburgh Panthers defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 19–17 with a 33-yard field goal and .52 seconds remaining in the game.

[2][3] Pitt (9–3) finished second in the Big East after losing at home to Cincinnati on December 5 in a game decided by a missed extra point.

A deal was initially in the works to have UNC play fellow traditional college basketball power Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.

Entering the game, UNC led the series 4–2 with the last meeting being a 20–17 Tar Heels victory in Pittsburgh.

Pitt freshman tailback Dion Lewis rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on his way to being named the game's MVP.