2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record (1–7 in conference games, were outscored by a total of 253 to 230, and finished in a tie for last place in the ACC.^[1]

2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–7 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steed Lobotzke (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dean Hood (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Florida State		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 11 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7					4	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Mike Imoh dives for a touchdown

The teams statistical leaders included Cory Randolph (1,010 passing yards), Chris Barclay (1,010 rushing yards and 54 points scored), and Nate Morton (391 receiving yards).^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 30–37 2OT	78,624
September 11	7:00 pm	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–17	38,141	[3]
September 18	6:30 pm	North Carolina A&T*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 42–3	27,893
September 25	12:00 pm	Boston College*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	W 17–14	29,461
October 2	12:00 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 21–27 OT	55,600
October 9	12:00 pm	Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	L 10–17	32,433
October 23	3:30 pm	No. 5 Florida State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	L 17–20	31,403
October 30	12:00 pm	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 24–22	25,762
November 13	12:00 pm	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 24–31	37,623
November 20	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 7–52	41,315
November 27	12:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 7–13	48,226
*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	Cory Randolph	78/147	972
Rushing	Chris Barclay	243	1,010
Receiving	Nate Morton	26	391