2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
Seattle Bowl champion
Seattle Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Oregon
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Troy Calhoun (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Dean Hood (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Florida State $  7 –1   9 –5  
No. 22 Virginia  6 –2   9 –5  
No. 13 Maryland  6 –2   11 –3  
No. 12 NC State  5 –3   11 –3  
Clemson  4 –4   7 –6  
Georgia Tech  4 –4   7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5   7 –6  
North Carolina  1 –7   3 –9  
Duke  0 –8   2 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 7–6 record (3–5 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 356 to 327, and finished in a tie for seventh place in the ACC. [1]

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The team's statistical leaders included James MacPherson (1,837 passing yards), Tarence Williams (852 rushing yards), Fabian Davis (575 receiving yards), and Matt Wisnosky (84 points scored, 33 extra points, 17 field goals). [2]

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmat Northern Illinois *
 FSN L 41–42 OT19,653
September 76:30 pm East Carolina *
W 27–2228,486
September 147:00 pmat No. 19 NC State
L 13–3251,094
September 212:00 pmat Purdue *
W 24–2148,550
September 286:30 pm Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 34–3825,883
October 53:30 pmat Georgia Tech
ABC W 24–2143,719
October 123:30 pm Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 36–1025,856
October 193:30 pmat Clemson
ABCL 23–3181,008
October 2612:00 pm North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
 JPS W 31–031,476
November 24:00 pmNo. 18 Florida State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
 ESPN2 L 21–3424,710
November 233:30 pm Navy *
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 30–2722,811
November 303:30 pmat No. 25 Maryland
ESPN L 14–3239,006
December 305:00 pmvs. Oregon *
ESPNW 38–1738,241
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingJames MacPherson123/2231,837
RushingTarence Williams186852
ReceivingJax Landfried38533

References

  1. ↑ "2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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