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2003 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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]

2003 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteed Lobotzke (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDean Hood (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:00 pmat Boston College*
W 32–2842,563
September 612:00 pmNo. 14 NC State
ABCW 38–2435,741
September 1312:00 pmPurdue*No. 20
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNL 10–1629,853
September 206:30 pmEast Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 34–1628,074
September 273:30 pmat Virginia
ABCL 24–2760,884
October 113:30 pmGeorgia Tech 
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–2427,382
October 1812:00 pmat Duke
JPSW 42–1317,314
October 253:30 pmat No. 6 Florida State
ABCL 24–4882,393
November 13:30 pmClemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 45–1735,643
November 812:00 pmat North Carolina
JPSL 34–4235,000
November 153:30 pmConnecticut*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 17–5122,435
November 293:30 pmMaryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNL 28–4118,783
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

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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

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  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.
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