2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–5 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] Notably, the team ended a 17-game losing streak against conference opponent Virginia.[2]

2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Calhoun (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDean Hood (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Maryland $   7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Florida State   6 2     8 4  
North Carolina   5 3     8 5  
Clemson   4 4     7 5  
No. 24 Georgia Tech   4 4     8 5  
NC State   4 4     7 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     6 5  
Virginia   3 5     5 7  
Duke   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmat East Carolina*W 21–1936,794[3]
September 86:30 pmAppalachian State*W 20–1029,127[4]
September 223:30 pmMaryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 20–2722,372
September 297:00 pmat Florida StatePPVL 24–4879,162
October 66:30 pmNC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 14–1727,401
October 131:00 pmat DukeW 42–3510,835
October 2712:00 pmClemson 
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
JPSL 14–2121,290
November 312:00 pmat VirginiaJPSW 34–3050,228
November 1012:00 pmat North CarolinaJPSW 32–3153,000
November 1712:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
JPSL 33–3824,263
November 241:00 pmNorthern Illinois*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 38–3514,100
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders edit

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing James MacPherson 113/209 1,555
Rushing Tarence Williams 249 1,018
Receiving Jason Anderson 28 472

References edit

  1. ^ "2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Winsipedia - Virginia Cavaliers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football series history games list".
  3. ^ "Deacs sink Pirates". The News and Observer. September 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Deacs show poise against App. St". The News and Observer. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.