 Caldwell's Demon Deacons were known to pass the ball well, but struggled to run the ball, with one season the leading rusher only gaining a total of 300 yards for the entire season.Caldwell's first season was 1993, during which the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–9 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the third year in a row.In 1994, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in eighth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.