1896 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1896 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' fifth season. The team was led by head coach John Heisman, in his second year, and finished with a record of three wins and one loss (3–1 overall, 3–1 in the SIAA). The team's captain was Reynolds Tichenor.

1896 Auburn Tigers football
Coach John Heisman is standing at the bottom right of the photo. W. R. Tichenor is holding the football in the center.[1]
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record3–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. R. Tichenor
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 GeorgiaAuburn game was a 12 to 6 victory by Georgia to finish its first undefeated season under Pop Warner. The game featured Tichenor's brilliant punt returns.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 17at MercerMacon, GAW 46–0
November 7Georgia TechAuburn, AL (rivalry)W 45–0
November 16Sewanee
W 38–6
November 26at GeorgiaL 6–12
  • Source: 1896 Auburn football schedule[3][4]

References

  1. F. Loyd Tate; P. G. Clark; G. M. Holley; C. N. Jones; Paul Vines, eds. (1897), Glomerata 1897, 1, Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing, p. 126, archived from the original (Annual) on 2011-07-19, retrieved 16 March 2011
  2. Triumph Books (2006). Echoes of Georgia Football: The Greatest Stories Ever Told. ISBN 9781617490484.
  3. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 182.
  4. "1896 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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