1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
DurationOctober 3, 1896
through December 14, 1896
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season champions LSU
Georgia
Football seasons
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1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
LSU +3–0–0  6–0–0
Georgia +2–0–0  4–0–0
Vanderbilt 2–0–2  3–2–2
Auburn 3–1–0  3–1–0
Georgia Tech 1–1–1  1–1–1
Texas 1–1–0  4–2–1
Alabama 1–1–0  2–1–0
Kentucky State College 1–1–0  3–6–0
Sewanee 3–3–0  3–3–0
Tulane 1–2–0  3–2–0
SW Presbyterian 0–1–0  0–1–0
Nashville 0–1–1  0–1–1
Mercer 0–2–1  0–2–1
Central (KY) 0–2–1  0–3–1
Mississippi A&M 0–2–0  0–4–0
Cumberland (TN)  –    – 
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

Contents

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." [1] Against John Heisman's Auburn team, Georgia also had the first successful onside kick in the South. [2]

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. recordPPGPAG
1 (tie) LSU Allen Jeardeau 6–03–0
1 (tie) Georgia Pop Warner 4–02–0
3 Vanderbilt R. G. Acton 3–2–23–0–2
4 Auburn John Heisman 3–13–1
5 (tie) Georgia Tech J. B. West1–1–11–1–1
5 (tie) Texas Harry Orman Robinson 4–2–11–1
5 (tie) Alabama Otto Wagonhurst 2–11–1
5 (tie) Kentucky State Dudley Short3–61–1
9 Sewanee J. E. Blair3–33–3
10 Tulane Harry Baum3–21–2
11 (tie) Southwestern Presbyterian 0–10–1
11 (tie) Nashville 0–1–10–1–1
13 (tie) Mercer J. D. Winston0–2–10–2–1
13 (tie) Central H. McC. Anderson0–3–10–2–1
13 (tie) Mississippi A&M J. B. Hildebrand 0–40–2
? Cumberland

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game

PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 3Lexington A. C.Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 10–0
October 6AuburnMercer Macon, GA AUB 46–0

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 10Kentucky StateVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 22–0
October 10 Centenary LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 46–0
October 10 Union (TN) Mississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS L 8–0

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 17NashvilleSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN SEW 6–0
October 17Galveston H. S.Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 42–0
October 17Tulane AlumniTulane New Orleans, LA W 12–0
October 17Vanderbilt Centre Danville, KY L 46–0
October 17Kentucky StateCatlettsburg A. C. Catlettsburg, KY L 6–4

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 24LSUTulane New Orleans, LA LSU 6–0
October 24TexasDallas Dallas, TX T 0–0
October 24Birmingham A. C.Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 30–0
October 24 Kentucky University Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 36–6
October 24CentralVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 0–0
October 24Georgia Wofford Spartanburg, SC W 26–0
October 26CentralSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN SEW 6–4

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 31Kentucky State Centre Danville, KY L 32–0
October 31Clemson Furman Greenville, SC W 14–6
October 31 North Carolina Georgia Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA W 24–16
October 31Georgia TechMercerGT 6–5
October 31SewaneeAlabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL SEW 10–6
November 3VanderbiltSW Presbyterian Memphis, TN VAN 36–0

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 7Vanderbilt Missouri St. Louis, MO L 26–6
November 7CentralKentucky State Lexington, KY KEN 62–0
November 7San AntonioTexas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–4
November 7Georgia TechAuburn Auburn, AL AUB 45–0
November 9SewaneeGeorgia Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA UGA 26–0
November 9TulaneVicksburg A. C. Vicksburg, MS W 48–0
November 12Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC L 12–6
November 13LSU Mississippi Vicksburg, MS W 12–4

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 14Mississippi A&MAlabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL ALA 20–0
November 14NashvilleVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 0–0
November 14 Centre Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 44–0
November 14TexasTulane New Orleans, LA TEX 12–4
November 16SewaneeAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, AL AUB 38–6
November 16TexasLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA LSU 14–0
November 20Mississippi A&MLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA LSU 52–0

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 21Kentucky State Georgetown (KY) Georgetown, KY W 16–0
November 21Clemson Wofford Spartanburg, SC W 16–0
November 21MercerGeorgia Tech Atlanta, GA T 12–12
November 21Mississippi A&M New Orleans A. C. New Orleans, LA L 55–0
November 26AuburnGeorgia Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA UGA 12–6
November 26Central Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 30–0
November 26DallasTexas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–4
November 26 Mississippi Tulane New Orleans, LA W 10–0
November 26SewaneeVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 10–4
November 27Kentucky StateLouisville A. C. Louisville, KY L 30–4

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 28LSUSouthern A. C. New Orleans, LA W 6–0

Week Ten

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 14 Missouri Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX L 10–0

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