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American college football season

2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Williamson (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Co-defensive coordinatorTony Pierce (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTheo Lemon (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainNick Bender, Michael Koch, Bryan Ray
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons← 19992001 →
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 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.

The team's statistical leaders included James MacPherson (1,324 passing yards), Tarence Williams (661 rushing yards), and Fabian Davis (596 receiving yards).

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 pmAppalachian State*L 16–2026,853
September 96:30 pmNorth Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 14–3530,087
September 161:00 pmat No. 16 ClemsonL 7–5572,940
September 306:30 pmVirginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 10–2720,151
October 73:30 pmVanderbilt*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 10–1718,213
October 1412:00 pmat Georgia TechJPSL 20–5243,829
October 211:00 pmat MarylandL 7–3726,544
November 412:00 pmDuke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 28–2619,224
November 113:30 pmNo. 3 Florida State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
PPVL 6–3527,071
November 1812:00 pmat Navy*W 49–2630,370
November 2512:00 pmat NC StateESPNL 14–3229,821
  • *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

  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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