The Wake Forest Demon Deacons were 6-6 in 2016. They emerged victorious over the Temple Owls, 34 to 26, in the Military Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9    |  Boston College | 2-6    | 7-6    | 
| 10    |  NC State | 3-5    | 7-6    | 
| 11    |  Wake Forest | 3-5    | 7-6    | 
| 12    |  Duke | 1-7    | 4-8    | 
| 13    |  Syracuse | 2-6    | 4-8    | 
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team    | 13    | 265    | 4,058    | 886    | 4.6    | 1,904    | 533    | 3.6    | 2,154    | 353    | 6.1    | 39    | 246    | 227    | 111    | 94    | 22    | 61    | 501    | 
| Team Rank    | 117th    | 120th    | 78th    | 125th    | 94th    | 42nd    | 110th    | 110th    | 101st    | 117th    | 117th    | 19th    | 114th    | 75th    | 113th    | 50th    | 17th    | 12th    | |
| Opponent    | 13    | 288    | 4,817    | 944    | 5.3    | 1,851    | 485    | 3.8    | 2,966    | 418    | 7.1    | 41    | 308    | 251    | 107    | 129    | 15    | 70    | 618    | 
| Opponent Rank    | 22nd    | 42nd    | 75th    | 39th    | 33rd    | 52nd    | 30th    | 73rd    | 73rd    | 56th    | 12th    | 123rd    | 34th    | 49th    | 66th    | 15th    | 82nd    | 83rd    | |
| Net    | -23    | -759    | -58    | -0.8    | +53    | +48    | -0.2    | -812    | -65    | -1.0    | -2    | -62    | -24    | +4    | -35    | +7    | -9    | -117    | |
| Net Rank    | 81st    | 105th    | 79th    | 104th    | 64th    | 44th    | 82nd    | 109th    | 99th    | 102nd    | 62nd    | 92nd    | 92nd    | 61st    | 113th    | 18th    | 39th    | 25th    | 
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 6    | 2    | .750    | 
| 2 |  San Diego State | 6    | 1    | .857    | 
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BYU | 8    | 0    | 1.000    | 
| 2 |  Texas Tech | 7    | 1    | .875    | 
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 8    | 0    | 1.000    | 
| 2 |  Virginia | 7    | 1    | .875    | 
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 7    | 0    | 1.000    | 
| 2 |  Indiana | 8    | 0    | 1.000    | 
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | 5    | 3    | .625    | 
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 5    | 3    | .625    | 
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 5    | 2    | .714    | 
| 2 |  UConn | 5    | 3    | .625    | 
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 4    | 4    | .500    | 
| 2 |  Oregon State | 1    | 7    | .125    | 
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 7    | 1    | .875    | 
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 4    | 3    | .571    | 
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kennesaw State | 6    | 2    | .750    | 
| 2 |  Jacksonville State | 5    | 3    | .625    |