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]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Troy Calhoun (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dean Hood (1st season) |
Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 7:00 pm | at East Carolina* | W 21–19 | 36,794 | [3] | ||
September 8 | 6:30 pm | Appalachian State* | W 20–10 | 29,127 | [4] | ||
September 22 | 3:30 pm | Maryland |
| L 20–27 | 22,372 | ||
September 29 | 7:00 pm | at Florida State | PPV | L 24–48 | 79,162 | ||
October 6 | 6:30 pm | NC State |
| L 14–17 | 27,401 | ||
October 13 | 1:00 pm | at Duke | W 42–35 | 10,835 | |||
October 27 | 12:00 pm | Clemson |
| JPS | L 14–21 | 21,290 | |
November 3 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | JPS | W 34–30 | 50,228 | ||
November 10 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina | JPS | W 32–31 | 53,000 | ||
November 17 | 12:00 pm | Georgia Tech |
| JPS | L 33–38 | 24,263 | |
November 24 | 1:00 pm | Northern Illinois* |
| W 38–35 | 14,100 | ||
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Team leaders
editCategory | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | James MacPherson | 113/209 | 1,555 |
Rushing | Tarence Williams | 249 | 1,018 |
Receiving | Jason Anderson | 28 | 472 |
References
edit- ^ "2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Virginia Cavaliers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football series history games list".
- ^ "Deacs sink Pirates". The News and Observer. September 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs show poise against App. St". The News and Observer. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.