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1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1956
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	2–5–3
conf_record	1–5–1
head_coach	Paul Amen
hc_year	1st
captain	Bill Barnes
captain2	David Lee
stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium

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

| September 22 ||at| William & Mary|Cary Field| Williamsburg, VA | W 39–0 |8,500|

| September 29 ||| Maryland|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 0–6 |13,000|

| October 6 ||at| Virginia|Scott Stadium| Charlottesville, VA | L 6–7 |13,000|

| October 13 ||| Clemson|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 0-17 |13,000|

| October 20 ||at| Florida State|Doak Campbell Stadium| Tallahassee, FL | T 14–14 |14,000|

| October 27 ||at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | T 6-6 |27,000|

| November 3 ||| NC State|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| W 13-0|14,000|

| November 10 ||at| VPI|Miles Stadium| Blacksburg, VA | T 13–13 |7,000|

| November 17 ||| Duke|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| L 0-26 |5,000–6,000|

| November 22 |1:00 p.m.|vs| South Carolina|American Legion Memorial Stadium| Charlotte, NC | L 0-13 |12,072|

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

References

"1956 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 28, 1956). "Bill Barnes Tops All-ACC Team Voting". The Bee: Danville, Virginia.
(September 23, 1956). "Barnes' long runs spark Deacons, 39–0". The Pensacola News Journal.
(September 30, 1956). "Terps extended before edging Wake Forest 6–0". The Roanoke Times.
(October 7, 1956). "Virginia wins first ACC game, beating Wake Forest, 7–6". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 14, 1956). "Clemson downs Deacons 17–0". Greensboro Daily News.
(October 21, 1956). "Florida State rallies to tie Wake Forest, 14–14 in mud". The Times and Democrat.
(October 28, 1956). "Tar Heels tied by Wake Forest". Chattanooga Daily Times.
(November 4, 1956). "Wake Forest romps to 13–0 win over N.C. State". Durham Sunday Herald.
(November 11, 1956). "Wake Forest ties Gobblers in 13–13 tilt". The Montgomery Advertiser.
. (November 18, 1956). ["Eight Fumbles Aid To Devils; Barnes Shines"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79742934/daily-press/). *[[Daily Press (Virginia)*.
. (November 18, 1956). ["Duke Routs Wake Forest, 26-0; Fumbles Are Costly"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79742865/the-greenville-news/). *[[The Greenville News]]*.
Helms, Herman. (November 22, 1956). "Gamecocks Rate TD Edge Over Deacons Here Today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].

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