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2001 Wake Forest

6–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2001, game by game: won at East Carolina 21–19; won vs. App State 20–10; lost vs. Maryland 20–27; lost at No. 18 Florida State 24–48; lost vs. NC State 14–17; won at Duke 42–35; lost vs. Clemson 14–21; won at Virginia 34–30; won at North Carolina 32–31; lost vs. Georgia Tech 33–38; won vs. Northern Illinois 38–35+10−24Won 21–19 at East Carolina+2East CarolinaWon 20–10 vs. App State+10App StateLost 20–27 vs. Maryland-7MarylandLost 24–48 at No. 18 Florida State-24No. 18 Florida StateLost 14–17 vs. NC State-3NC StateWon 42–35 at Duke+7DukeLost 14–21 vs. Clemson-7ClemsonWon 34–30 at Virginia+4VirginiaWon 32–31 at North Carolina+1North CarolinaLost 33–38 vs. Georgia Tech-5Georgia TechWon 38–35 vs. Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atEast CarolinaW 21–⁠1923%
Sep 8vsApp StateW 20–⁠1072%
Sep 22vsMarylandL 20–⁠2747%
Sep 29at18Florida StateL 24–⁠4815%
Oct 6vsNC StateL 14–⁠1741%
Oct 13atDukeW 42–⁠3560%
Oct 27vsClemsonL 14–⁠2136%
Nov 3atVirginiaW 34–⁠3037%
Nov 10atNorth CarolinaW 32–⁠3122%
Nov 17vsGeorgia TechL 33–⁠3831%
Nov 24vsNorthern IllinoisW 38–⁠3551%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 38–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2001.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
292–⁠311
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1443 +31 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 66 of 117; offense No. 40, defense No. 77
SRS
1.4 No. 58 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Troy Calhoun
Defensive coordinator
Dean Hood
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 33— allowed
Defense0.0own 32— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

All-ACC

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Michael CollinsOGAP-1

Second team

  • Tarence WilliamsRBAP-2
  • Nate BollingDLAP-2
  • Calvin PaceDLAP-2
  • John StoneRSAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland7–⁠110–⁠211
Florida State6–⁠28–⁠415
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech4–⁠48–⁠524
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠5
NC State4–⁠47–⁠5
Wake Forest3–⁠56–⁠5
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.