1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1956 record 2–5–3 (1–5–1 ACC)
Head coach Paul Amen (1st season)
1956 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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]

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]

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

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/22/1956at William & MaryWilliamsburg, VAW 39-0
09/29/1956*MarylandWinston-Salem, NCL 0-6
10/06/1956*at VirginiaCharlottesville, VAL 6-7
10/13/1956*ClemsonWinston-Salem, NCL 0-17
10/20/1956at Florida StateTallahassee, FLT 14-14
10/27/1956*at UNCChapel Hill, NCT 6-6
11/03/1956*NC StateWinston-Salem, NCW 13-0
11/10/1956at Virginia TechBlacksburg, VAT 13-13
11/17/1956*DukeWinston-Salem, NCL 0-26
11/22/1956*South CarolinaCharlotte, NCL 0-13

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingCharlie Carpenter34/91495
RushingBilly Ray Barnes1681,010
ReceivingJack Ladner12125

References

  1. "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. "Bill Barnes Tops All-ACC Team Voting". The Bee: Danville, Virginia. November 28, 1956. p. 3.
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