2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
2002 Seattle Bowl, W 38–17 Oregon
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2002 record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (2nd year)
Home stadium	Groves Stadium (Capacity: 31,500)

2002 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#21 Florida State $		7	–	1					9	–	5
#22 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	5
#13 Maryland		6	–	2					11	–	3
#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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 PM	at Northern Illinois*		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois	FSN	L 41–42	19,653
September 7	6:30 PM	East Carolina*		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina		W 27–22	28,486
September 14	7:00 PM	#19 NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		L 13–32	51,094
September 21	2:00 PM	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana		W 24–21	48,550
September 28	6:30 PM	Virginia		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina		L 34–38	25,883
October 5	3:30 PM	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta	ABC	W 24–21	43,719
October 12	3:30 PM	Duke		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina		W 36–10	25,856
October 19	3:30 PM	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	ABC	L 23–31	81,008
October 26	12:00 PM	North Carolina		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	JPS	W 31–0	31,476
November 2	4:00 PM	#18 Florida State		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ESPN2	L 21–34	24,710
November 23	3:30 PM	Navy*		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina		W 30–27	22,811
November 30	3:30 PM	at #25 Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	ESPN	L 14–32	39,006
December 30	5:00 PM	vs. Oregon*		Seahawks Stadium • Seattle (Seattle Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–17	38,241
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. 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