2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University 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 and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Seattle Bowl champion
Seattle Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Oregon
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Calhoun (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dean Hood (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 pm	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	FSN	L 41–42 OT	19,653
September 7	6:30 pm	East Carolina*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 27–22	28,486
September 14	7:00 pm	at No. 19 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		L 13–32	51,094
September 21	2:00 pm	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 24–21	48,550
September 28	6:30 pm	Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 34–38	25,883
October 5	3:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 24–21	43,719
October 12	3:30 pm	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 36–10	25,856
October 19	3:30 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 23–31	81,008
October 26	12:00 pm	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 31–0	31,476
November 2	4:00 pm	No. 18 Florida State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	L 21–34	24,710
November 23	3:30 pm	Navy*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 30–27	22,811
November 30	3:30 pm	at No. 25 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 14–32	39,006
December 30	5:00 pm	vs. Oregon*	Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA (Seattle Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–17	38,241
*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