1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team information
American college football season
1956Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Record
2–5–3 (1–5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Paul Amen (1st season)
Captain
Bill Barnes, David Lee
Home stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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]
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]
^"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.
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