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.
| 2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–5 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Troy Calhoun (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Dean Hood (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| L 14–17 | 27,401 | ||
| October 13 | 1:00 pm | at Duke |
| W 42–35 | 10,835 | ||
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | Clemson |
| 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 |
| JPS | L 33–38 | 24,263 | |
| November 24 | 1:00 pm | Northern Illinois* |
| W 38–35 | 14,100 | ||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | James MacPherson | 113/209 | 1,555 |
| Rushing | Tarence Williams | 249 | 1,018 |
| Receiving | Jason Anderson | 28 | 472 |
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