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American college football season

2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Seattle Bowl champion
Seattle Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Oregon
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Calhoun (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDean Hood (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons← 20012003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Florida State $   7 – 1     9 – 5  
No. 22 Virginia   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 13 Maryland   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 12 NC State   5 – 3     11 – 3  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
North Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 7–6 record (3–5 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 356 to 327, and finished in a tie for seventh place in the ACC.

The team's statistical leaders included James MacPherson (1,837 passing yards), Tarence Williams (852 rushing yards), Fabian Davis (575 receiving yards), and Matt Wisnosky (84 points scored, 33 extra points, 17 field goals).

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmat Northern Illinois*FSNL 41–42 19,653
September 76:30 pmEast Carolina*W 27–2228,486
September 147:00 pmat No. 19 NC StateL 13–3251,094
September 212:00 pmat Purdue*W 24–2148,550
September 286:30 pmVirginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 34–3825,883
October 53:30 pmat Georgia TechABCW 24–2143,719
October 123:30 pmDuke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 36–1025,856
October 193:30 pmat ClemsonABCL 23–3181,008
October 2612:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 31–031,476
November 24:00 pmNo. 18 Florida State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPN2L 21–3424,710
November 233:30 pmNavy*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 30–2722,811
November 303:30 pmat No. 25 MarylandESPNL 14–3239,006
December 305:00 pmvs. Oregon*ESPNW 38–1738,241
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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 123/223 1,837
Rushing Tarence Williams 186 852
Receiving Jax Landfried 38 533

References

  1. "2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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