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 2âÂÂ5âÂÂ3 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 1âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 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.