American college football season
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 . Notably, the team ended a 17-game losing streak against conference opponent Virginia .
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).
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 * W 21–19 36,794
September 8 6:30 pm Appalachian State *W 20–10 29,127
September 22 3:30 pm Maryland Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 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 Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry ) L 14–17 27,401
October 13 1:00 pm at Duke 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 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 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
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
"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" .
"2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
"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 .
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