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Wake Forest

ACC · 1956 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–5–3
0.350 Win %
Conference
7th
1–5 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1908–2026
All-Time Record
497–694–31
0.419 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1944, 1950
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wake Forest head-to-head · History & Eras

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON0–9–1W 39–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–7–1L 0–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC3–7L 6–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–2–2L 0–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1T 14–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–7–1T 6–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC3–7W 13–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON7–2–1T 13–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–4–1L 0–26
14Week 14 · Nov 27South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–3L 0–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.153
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-23+3
  • NC State +3
  • William & Mary 0
  • Florida State 0
  • North Carolina 0
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • Clemson -2
  • South Carolina -3
  • Duke -4
  • Maryland -7
  • Virginia -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #96Better than 31%
Win % Place 77thBetter than 45%

0.350 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95W14#94Regular Season Final#95Post-Season W1#94Post-Season W4#96Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+39
-6
-1
-17
0
0
+13
0
-26
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#441951#411952#871953#901954#471955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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