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
Seasons

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

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	Bill Barnes	168	1,010
Receiving	Jack Ladner	12	125