1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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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

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.

Schedule

August 297:30 PMAppalachian State*

• Groves Stadium
• Winston-Salem, NC

W 19–13 21,129 September 76:30 PMNo. 13 Northwestern*

• Groves Stadium
• Winston-Salem, NC

FSNW 28–27 21,749 September 147:00 PMat Georgia Tech

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

L 10–30 45,750 September 2112:00 PMNo. 20 Virginia

• Groves Stadium
• Winston-Salem, NC

JPSL 7–42 23,220 September 2812:00 PMat Clemson

• Memorial Stadium
• Clemson, SC

JPSL 10–21 63,263 October 56:30 PMNo. 15 North Carolina

• Groves Stadium
• Winston-Salem, NC

L 6–45 25,681 October 192:00 PMat Maryland

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD

L 0–52 30,212 October 261:00 PMNavy*

• Groves Stadium
• Winston-Salem, NC

L 18–47 17,307 November 912:00 PMvs. No. 3 Florida State

• Citrus Bowl
• Orlando, FL

JPSL 7-44 34,974 November 161:00 PMDuke

• Groves Stadium
• Winston-Salem, NC

W 17–16 17,842 November 231:00 PMat NC State

• Carter–Finley Stadium
• Raleigh, NC

L 22–37 40,500

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