2003 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2003 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steed Lobotzke (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dean Hood (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Florida State $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 17 Maryland		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 22 Clemson		5	–	3					9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		2	–	6					4	–	8
North Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 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 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–7 record, were outscored by a total of 347 to 334, and finished in seventh place in the ACC. ^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Cory Randolph (1,773 passing yards), Chris Barclay (1,192 rushing yards, 72 points scored), and Jason Anderson (751 receiving yards). ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 pm	at Boston College *		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 32–28	42,563
September 6	12:00 pm	No. 14 NC State		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–24	35,741
September 13	12:00 pm	Purdue *	No. 20	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	L 10–16	29,853
September 20	6:30 pm	East Carolina *		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 34–16	28,074
September 27	3:30 pm	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 24–27	60,884
October 11	3:30 pm	Georgia Tech		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 7–24	27,382
October 18	12:00 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 42–13	17,314
October 25	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 24–48	82,393
November 1	3:30 pm	Clemson		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 45–17	35,643
November 8	12:00 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 34–42	35,000
November 15	3:30 pm	Connecticut *		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 17–51	22,435
November 29	3:30 pm	Maryland		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	L 28–41	18,783
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Cory Randolph	144/246	1,773
Rushing	Chris Barclay	235	1,192
Receiving	Jason Anderson	44	751

References

1. "2003 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. "2003 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.