2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record (1–7 in conference games, were outscored by a total of 253 to 230, and finished in a tie for last place in the ACC.[1]

2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteed Lobotzke (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDean Hood (4th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Virginia Tech $   7 1     10 3  
No. 15 Florida State   6 2     9 3  
No. 11 Miami (FL)   5 3     9 3  
No. 23 Virginia   5 3     8 4  
North Carolina   5 3     6 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 5  
Clemson   4 4     6 5  
NC State   3 5     5 6  
Maryland   3 5     5 6  
Wake Forest   1 7     4 7  
Duke   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Mike Imod of the Deacons dives for a touchdown as he is tackled by two opponent players
Mike Imoh dives for a touchdown

The teams statistical leaders included Cory Randolph (1,010 passing yards), Chris Barclay (1,010 rushing yards and 54 points scored), and Nate Morton (391 receiving yards).[2]

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 pmat No. 15 ClemsonABCL 30–37 2OT78,624
September 117:00 pmat East Carolina*W 31–1738,141
September 186:30 pmNorth Carolina A&T*W 42–327,893
September 2512:00 pmBoston College*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPN2W 17–1429,461
October 212:00 pmat NC StateJPSL 21–27 OT55,600
October 912:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
JPSL 10–1732,433
October 233:30 pmNo. 5 Florida State 
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ABCL 17–2031,403
October 3012:00 pmDuke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 24–2225,762
November 1312:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 24–3137,623
November 2012:00 pmat No. 12 Miami (FL)ESPNL 7–5241,315
November 2712:00 pmat MarylandESPNL 7–1348,226
  • *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 78/147 972
Rushing Chris Barclay 243 1,010
Receiving Nate Morton 26 391

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.