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 year)

1956 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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

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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
09/22/1956	at William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA	W 39-0
09/29/1956*	Maryland	Winston-Salem, NC	L 0-6
10/06/1956*	at Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	L 6-7
10/13/1956*	Clemson	Winston-Salem, NC	L 0-17
10/20/1956	at Florida State	Tallahassee, FL	T 14-14
10/27/1956*	at UNC	Chapel Hill, NC	T 6-6
11/03/1956*	NC State	Winston-Salem, NC	W 13-0
11/10/1956	at Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA	T 13-13
11/17/1956*	Duke	Winston-Salem, NC	L 0-26
11/22/1956*	South Carolina	Charlotte, NC	L 0-13

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Charlie Carpenter	34/91	495
Rushing	Billy Ray Barnes	168	1,010
Receiving	Jack Ladner	12	125