1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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]

1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1996 record	3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Caldwell (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jan Quarless (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Allen (4th season)
Home stadium	Groves Stadium (Capacity: 31,500)

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 pm	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 19–13	21,129
September 7	6:30 pm	No. 13 Northwestern*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	FSN	W 28–27	21,749
September 14	7:00 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 10–30	45,750
September 21	12:00 pm	No. 20 Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	L 7–42	23,220
September 28	12:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 10–21	63,263
October 5	6:30 pm	No. 15 North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 6–45	25,681
October 19	2:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 0–52	30,212
October 26	1:00 pm	Navy*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 18–47	17,307
November 9	12:00 pm	vs. No. 3 Florida State	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	JPS	L 7-44	34,974
November 16	1:00 pm	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 17–16	17,842
November 23	1:00 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 22–37	40,500
*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  Fr QB 17 Brian Kuklick So 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  Fr DT 90 Fred Robbins  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Caldwell Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.