1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1956 NCAA University Division 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 |
| 1956 record | 2–5–3 (1–5–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | Bill Barnes, David Lee |
| Home stadium | Bowman Gray Stadium |
| 1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at William & Mary* | W 39–0 | 8,500 | |||||
| September 29 | Maryland | L 0–6 | 13,000 | |||||
| October 6 | at Virginia | L 6–7 | 13,000 | |||||
| October 13 | Clemson |
| L 0–17 | 13,000 | ||||
| October 20 | at Florida State* | T 14–14 | 14,000 | |||||
| October 27 | at North Carolina | T 6–6 | 27,000 | |||||
| November 3 | NC State |
| W 13–0 | 14,000 | ||||
| November 10 | at VPI* | T 13–13 | 7,000 | |||||
| November 17 | Duke |
| L 0–26 | 5,000–6,000 | [4][5] | |||
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. South Carolina | L 0–13 | 12,072 | [6] | |||
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Team leaders
| 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 |
References
- "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Bill Barnes Tops All-ACC Team Voting". The Bee: Danville, Virginia. November 28, 1956. p. 3.
- "Eight Fumbles Aid To Devils; Barnes Shines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 18, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Duke Routs Wake Forest, 26-0; Fumbles Are Costly". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. United Press. November 18, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- Helms, Herman (November 22, 1956). "Gamecocks Rate TD Edge Over Deacons Here Today". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 4C. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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