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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)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDean Hood (1st season)
Base defense4–3
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

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmat East Carolina*
W 21–1936,794[4]
September 86:30 pmAppalachian State*
W 20–1029,127[5]
September 223:30 pmMaryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 20–2722,372
September 297:00 pmat Florida State
PPVL 24–4879,162
October 66:30 pmNC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 14–1727,401
October 131:00 pmat Duke
W 42–3510,835
October 2712:00 pmClemson 
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
JPSL 14–2121,290
November 312:00 pmat Virginia
JPSW 34–3050,228
November 1012:00 pmat North Carolina
JPSW 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

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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

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  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.
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