2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Caldwell (8th season);
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
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

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]

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 pm	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 16–20	26,853	^[3]
September 9	6:30 pm	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		L 14–35	30,087
September 16	1:00 pm	at No. 16 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 7–55	72,940
September 30	6:30 pm	Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 10–27	20,151
October 7	3:30 pm	Vanderbilt*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 10–17	18,213	^[4]
October 14	12:00 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	JPS	L 20–52	43,829
October 21	1:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 7–37	26,544
November 4	12:00 pm	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 28–26	19,224
November 11	3:30 pm	No. 3 Florida State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	PPV	L 6–35	27,071
November 18	12:00 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 49–26	30,370
November 25	12:00 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–32	29,821
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	James MacPherson	113/207	1,324
Rushing	Tarence Williams	130	661
Receiving	Ira Williams	45	495

References

^ "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.

[1] "2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

[2] "2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[3] "ASU dominates Deacs behind sub QB". The News and Observer. September 1, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Vandy holds off Demon Deacons". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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