2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Calhoun (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dean Hood (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

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]

The team's statistical leaders included James MacPherson (1,555 passing yards), Tarence Williams (1,018 rushing yards), Jason Anderson (472 receiving yards), and Tyler Ashe (66 points scored, 33 extra points, 11 field goals).[3]

The team played its home games at Groves Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 21–19	36,794	[4]
September 8	6:30 pm	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 20–10	29,127	[5]
September 22	3:30 pm	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 20–27	22,372
September 29	7:00 pm	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	L 24–48	79,162
October 6	6:30 pm	NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		L 14–17	27,401
October 13	1:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		W 42–35	10,835
October 27	12:00 pm	Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	L 14–21	21,290
November 3	12:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 34–30	50,228
November 10	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 32–31	53,000
November 17	12:00 pm	Georgia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	L 33–38	24,263
November 24	1:00 pm	Northern Illinois*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 38–35	14,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

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

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. "2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
4. "Deacs sink Pirates". The News and Observer. September 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Deacs show poise against App. St". The News and Observer. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.