1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1996 record3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJan Quarless (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Allen (4th season)
CaptainWilliam Clark, Harold Gragg, Doug Marsigli, Tom Steutzer
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
(capacity: 31,500)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:30 pmAppalachian State*
W 19–1321,129[2]
September 76:30 pmNo. 13 Northwestern*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
FSNW 28–2721,749
September 147:00 pmat Georgia Tech
L 10–3045,750
September 2112:00 pmNo. 20 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
JPSL 7–4223,220
September 2812:00 pmat Clemson
JPSL 10–2163,263
October 56:30 pmNo. 15 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 6–4525,681
October 192:00 pmat Maryland
L 0–5230,212
October 261:00 pmNavy*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 18–4717,307
November 912:00 pmvs. No. 3 Florida State
JPSL 7-4434,974
November 161:00 pmDuke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 17–1617,842
November 231:00 pmat NC State
L 22–3740,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 6 Brandon Perry So
QB 13 Ben Sankey Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 17 Brian Kuklick So
WR 21 Jammie Deese Fr
OL 79 John Whitehead Fr
WR 80 William Merritt So
WR 81 Thabiti Davis Jr
WR 82 Kai Snead Jr
WR 83 Desmond Clark So
TE 85 Joe Zelenka So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 27 Kenyon Chavis Jr
LB 43 Dustin Lyman Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 90 Fred Robbins Redshirt.svg Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-01-31

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Brian Kuklick 205/396 2,526
Rushing Morgan Kane 128 454
Receiving Desmond Clark 61 782

References[]

  1. ^ "1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Four field goals help Deacons win opener". The News and Observer. August 30, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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