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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.[1]

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorEddie Williamson (3rd season)
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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 coordinators
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Nick Bender
  • Michael Koch
  • Bryan Ray
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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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
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The team's statistical leaders included James MacPherson (1,324 passing yards), Tarence Williams (661 rushing yards), and Fabian Davis (596 receiving yards).[2]

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 pmAppalachian State*
L 16–2026,853[3]
September 96:30 pmNorth Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 14–3530,087
September 161:00 pmat No. 16 Clemson
L 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[4]
October 1412:00 pmat Georgia Tech
JPSL 20–5243,829
October 211:00 pmat Maryland
L 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 State
ESPNL 14–3229,821
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Team leaders

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CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingJames MacPherson113/2071,324
RushingTarence Williams130661
ReceivingIra Williams45495
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