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The 1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1956 college football season. In their first season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–5–3 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 1–5–1 record against conference opponents.[2]
1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–5–3 (1–5–1 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bill Barnes, David Lee |
Home stadium | Bowman Gray Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Halfback Billy Ray Barnes rushed for over 1,000 yards and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1956 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 22 | at William & Mary* | W 39–0 | 8,500 | [4] | ||||
September 29 | Maryland | L 0–6 | 13,000 | [5] | ||||
October 6 | at Virginia | L 6–7 | 13,000 | [6] | ||||
October 13 | Clemson |
| L 0–17 | 13,000 | [7] | |||
October 20 | at Florida State* | T 14–14 | 14,000 | [8] | ||||
October 27 | at North Carolina | T 6–6 | 27,000 | [9] | ||||
November 3 | NC State |
| W 13–0 | 14,000 | [10] | |||
November 10 | at VPI* | T 13–13 | 7,000 | [11] | ||||
November 17 | Duke |
| L 0–26 | 5,000–6,000 | [12][13] | |||
November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. South Carolina | L 0–13 | 12,072 | [14] | |||
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Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Charlie Carpenter | 34/91 | 495 |
Rushing | Billy Ray Barnes | 168 | 1,010 |
Receiving | Jack Ladner | 12 | 125 |
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