2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Calhoun (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDean Hood (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Maryland $  7 1   10 2  
No. 15 Florida State  6 2   8 4  
North Carolina  5 3   8 5  
Clemson  4 4   7 5  
No. 24 Georgia Tech  4 4   8 5  
NC State  4 4   7 5  
Wake Forest  3 5   6 5  
Virginia  3 5   5 7  
Duke  0 8   0 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–5 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Notably, the team ended a 17-game losing streak against conference opponent Virginia.

The team's statistical leaders included James MacPherson (1,555 passing yards), Tarence Williams (1,018 rushing yards), Jason Anderson (472 receiving yards), and Tyler Ashe (66 points scored, 33 extra points, 11 field goals).

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