The 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1896 college football season. The season began on October 3.
Coach Pop Warner's conference champion Georgia team beat North Carolina 24–16 in a close game. "For the first time in Southern football history the football supremacy of Virginia and North Carolina was successfully challenged." Against John Heisman's Auburn team, Georgia also had the first successful onside kick in the South.
The LSU Tigers, led by coach Allen Jeardeau, went undefeated and were the SIAA co-champions.
Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)LSUAllen Jeardeau6–03–0 1 (tie) GeorgiaPop Warner4–02–0 3VanderbiltR. G. Acton3–2–23–0–2 4AuburnJohn Heisman3–13–1 5 (tie) Georgia TechJ. B. West 1–1–11–1–15 (tie)TexasHarry Orman Robinson4–2–11–15 (tie)AlabamaOtto Wagonhurst2–11–1 5 (tie)Kentucky StateDudley Short 3–61–1 9SewaneeJ. E. Blair3–33–3 10TulaneHarry Baum 3–21–2 11 Nashville 0–1–1 0–1–1 12 (tie)Mercer J. D. Winston 0–2–10–2–1 12 (tie)Central H. McC. Anderson 0–3–1 0–2–1 12 (tie)Southwestern Presbyterian 0–30–2 12 (tie)Mississippi A&M J. B. Hildebrand0–40–2 ?Cumberland Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SIAA member wonNon-conference matchup; SIAA member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SIAA teams in bold.
Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 3Lexington Athletic ClubKentucky StateLexington, KYL 0–10 October 6AuburnMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAAUB 46–0
Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 10Kentucky StateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 22–0600October 10CentenaryLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 46–0 October 10Union (TN)Mississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSL 0–8
Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 17NashvilleSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 6–0 October 17Galveston High SchoolTexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 42–0 October 17Tulane AlumniTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LAW 12–0 October 17VanderbiltCentreDanville, KYL 0–46 October 17Kentucky StateCatlettsburg Athletic ClubCatlettsburg, KYL 4–6 October 22Williamsburg (KY)TennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 10–0
Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 24LSUTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LALSU 6–0 October 24TexasDallasDallas, TXT 0–0 October 24Birmingham Athletic ClubAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 30–0 October 24Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 36–6 October 24CentralVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNT 0–0 October 24GeorgiaSpartanburg, SCW 26–0 October 26CentralSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 6–4 October 22TennesseeChattanooga Athletic ClubChattanooga, TNW 4–0
Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 31Kentucky StateCentreDanville, KYL 0–32 October 31North CarolinaGeorgiaBrisbine Park • Atlanta, GAW 24–163,000October 31Georgia TechMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAL 4–6 October 31SewaneeAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALSEW 10–6
Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 7CentralKentucky StateLexington, KYKEN 62–0 November 7San AntonioTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 12–4 November 7Georgia TechAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALW 45–0 November 7VanderbiltMissouriFair Grounds • St. Louis, MOL 6–26 November 9SewaneeGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 26–0 November 9TulaneVicksburg Athletic ClubVicksburg, MSW 48–0 November 11VanderbiltSW PresbyterianBaseball Park • Clarksville, TNVAN 36–0 November 13LSUOle MissFairgrounds • Vicksburg, MSW 12–4
Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 14Mississippi A&MAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 20–0 November 14NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNT 0–0 November 14CentreKentucky StateLexington, KYL 0–44 November 14TexasTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LATEX 12–4800November 14VPITennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 6–4 November 16SewaneeAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALAUB 38–6 November 16TexasLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 14–0 November 20Mississippi A&MLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 52–0
Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 21Kentucky StateGeorgetown, KYW 16–0 November 21MercerGeorgia TechBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GAT 12–12 November 21Mississippi A&MSouthern Athletic ClubSportsman's Park • New Orleans, LAL 0–55 November 26AuburnGeorgiaBrisbine Park • Atlanta, GAUGA 12–6 November 26CentralTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNUT 30–0 November 26DallasTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 22–42,000November 26Ole MissTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LAW 10–0 November 26VanderbiltSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNVAN 10–4 November 27Kentucky StateLouisville Athletic ClubLouisville, KYL 4–30
Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 28LSUSouthern Athletic ClubSportsman's Park • New Orleans, LAW 6–0500
Week Ten
Week Eleven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 14MissouriTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXL 0–10
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