2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–7 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Eddie Williamson (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Co-defensive coordinator | Tony Pierce (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Theo Lemon (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captain | Nick Bender, Michael Koch, Bryan Ray |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Clemson | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–9 record, were outscored by a total of 362 to 181, and finished in eighth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included James MacPherson (1,324 passing yards), Tarence Williams (661 rushing yards), and Fabian Davis (596 receiving yards).[2]
The team played its home games at Groves Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:30 pm | Appalachian State* | L 16–20 | 26,853 | [3] | ||
September 9 | 6:30 pm | North Carolina |
| L 14–35 | 30,087 | ||
September 16 | 1:00 pm | at No. 16 Clemson | L 7–55 | 72,940 | |||
September 30 | 6:30 pm | Virginia |
| L 10–27 | 20,151 | ||
October 7 | 3:30 pm | Vanderbilt* |
| L 10–17 | 18,213 | [4] | |
October 14 | 12:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | JPS | L 20–52 | 43,829 | ||
October 21 | 1:00 pm | at Maryland | L 7–37 | 26,544 | |||
November 4 | 12:00 pm | Duke |
| JPS | W 28–26 | 19,224 | |
November 11 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Florida State |
| PPV | L 6–35 | 27,071 | |
November 18 | 12:00 pm | at Navy* | W 49–26 | 30,370 | |||
November 25 | 12:00 pm | at NC State | ESPN | L 14–32 | 29,821 | ||
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Team leaders
[edit]Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | James MacPherson | 113/207 | 1,324 |
Rushing | Tarence Williams | 130 | 661 |
Receiving | Ira Williams | 45 | 495 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "ASU dominates Deacs behind sub QB". The News and Observer. September 1, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy holds off Demon Deacons". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.